Crime Rates at Sea Street, Herne Bay, CT6 8QF

Sea Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 66th 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 Sea Street (CT6 8QF) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 179.8% higher than the Greenhill average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 16.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sea Street (CT6 8QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selsea Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.