Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 2QU
How much crime is recorded in CT5 2QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chestfield & South Tankerton
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,742 (2024)
CT5 2QUWhitstable
How safe is CT5 2QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 2QU 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
8.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 2QUNational
Other theft6.84.5
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Burglary1.49.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs1.12.4
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.