Crime Rates at South Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5AS

South Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 147th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (CT6 5AS) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 100.3% higher than the Beltinge average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (CT6 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.