Crime Rates at Hillcroft Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7EW

Hillcroft Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Beltinge , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 477 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 Hillcroft Road (CT6 7EW) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcroft Road (CT6 7EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane (North), where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bristol Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.