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

High Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CT6 5LN) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 244.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CT6 5LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 238 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Street (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.