Crime Rates at Fleetwood Avenue, Herne Bay, CT6 8QS

Fleetwood Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fleetwood Avenue (CT6 8QS) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fleetwood Avenue (CT6 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selsea Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.