Crime Rates at Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable, CT5 3AG

Dargate Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 158th lowest 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 Dargate Road (CT5 3AG) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dargate Road (CT5 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barn Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dargate Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.