Crime Rates at Herne Bay Road, Whitstable, CT5 2LT

Herne Bay Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herne Bay Road (CT5 2LT) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Chestfield average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herne Bay Road (CT5 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmerson Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.