Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 3LP
How much crime is recorded in CT5 3LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chestfield & South Tankerton
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,843 (2024)
CT5 3LPWhitstable
How safe is CT5 3LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 3LP 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
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 3LPNational
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.34.5
Public order0.14.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.