Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 2PS
How much crime is recorded in CT5 2PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chestfield & South Tankerton
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,436 (2024)
CT5 2PSWhitstable
How safe is CT5 2PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 2PS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 2PSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Burglary0.99.1
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.