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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Beltinge , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 477 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 High Street (CT6 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 293.4 per 1,000 residents and was 485.9% higher than the Beltinge average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 157.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CT6 5LJ), 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.