Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 1EW
How much crime is recorded in CT5 1EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitstable West
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,207 (2024)
CT5 1EWWhitstable
How safe is CT5 1EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 1EW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
179
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CT5 1EWNational
Shoplifting59.08.4
Violence and sexual offences43.123.6
Anti-social behaviour35.210.7
Burglary17.29.1
Criminal damage and arson16.04.7
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs3.92.4
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.