Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 2QQ
How much crime is recorded in CT5 2QQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
CT5 2QQWhitstable
How safe is CT5 2QQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 2QQ 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
44.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 2QQNational
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Burglary12.19.1
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs5.32.4
Other crime4.01.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.