Crime Rates at Leighville Drive, Herne Bay, CT6 8UJ

Leighville Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Leighville Drive (CT6 8UJ) in the last 12 months was 47.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighville Drive (CT6 8UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avenue Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.