Crime Rates at Tradewinds, Whitstable, CT5 4UJ

Tradewinds area has the 25th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 234th highest 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 Tradewinds (CT5 4UJ) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% higher than the Chestfield average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tradewinds (CT5 4UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thistle Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boorman Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.