Crime Rates at The Heights, Whitstable, CT5 4PT

The Heights area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 138th 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 The Heights (CT5 4PT) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Heights (CT5 4PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Way, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South View Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.