Crime Rates at Paddock View, Whitstable, CT5 4JN

Paddock View area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paddock View (CT5 4JN) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Gorrell average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock View (CT5 4JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Lukes Close, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.