Crime Rates at Thornden Wood Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7RY

Thornden Wood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 79th 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 Thornden Wood Road (CT6 7RY) in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% higher than the Greenhill average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornden Wood Road (CT6 7RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawks Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granville Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.