Crime Rates at The Broadway, Herne Bay, CT6 8RT

The Broadway area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 201st 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 The Broadway (CT6 8RT) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Greenhill average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (CT6 8RT), 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.