Crime Rates at Grimshill Road, Whitstable, CT5 4LH

Grimshill Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 154th 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 Grimshill Road (CT5 4LH) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimshill Road (CT5 4LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 281 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.