Crime Rates at Brunswick Square, Herne Bay, CT6 5QE

Brunswick Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 19th highest crime rate of 475 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 Brunswick Square (CT6 5QE) in the last 12 months was 439.7 per 1,000 residents and was 755.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 179.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Square (CT6 5QE), 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.