Crime Rates at High Street, Herne Bay, CT6 5LG

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Beltinge , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CT6 5LG) in the last 12 months was 2076.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4047.4% higher than the Beltinge average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 241 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 446.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CT6 5LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 295 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dolphin Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.