Crime Rates at Kings Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5DB

Kings Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 84th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (CT6 5DB) in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 221.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (CT6 5DB), 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.