Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 3AF
How much crime is recorded in CT5 3AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seasalter
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,301 (2024)
How safe is CT5 3AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 3AF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3AFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary6.99.1
Other theft5.64.5
Shoplifting5.08.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.