Crime Rates at Hillside Road, Whitstable, CT5 3EX

Hillside Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 26th 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 Hillside Road (CT5 3EX) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Road (CT5 3EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becket Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.