Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 2HF
How much crime is recorded in CT5 2HF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chestfield & South Tankerton
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,696 (2024)
CT5 2HFWhitstable
How safe is CT5 2HF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 2HF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 2HFNational
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Shoplifting3.98.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Burglary0.79.1
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.