Crime Rates at Dering Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5RD

Dering Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 477 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 Dering Road (CT6 5RD) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Greenhill average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dering Road (CT6 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 295 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.