Crime Rates at Canterbury Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5SB

Canterbury Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Beltinge , and the 208th 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 Canterbury Road (CT6 5SB) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CT6 5SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.