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Crime in CT5 2BJ

How much crime is recorded in CT5 2BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Whitstable West
Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,045 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT5 2BJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 2BJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2BJNational
Anti-social behaviour26.810.7
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Criminal damage and arson13.94.7
Other theft8.14.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Burglary5.89.1
Public order2.24.6
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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