Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 3SS
How much crime is recorded in CT5 3SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chestfield & South Tankerton
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
CT5 3SSWhitstable
How safe is CT5 3SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 3SS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 3SSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Shoplifting9.08.4
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Robbery2.01.4
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 73% 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.