Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 4JS
How much crime is recorded in CT5 4JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitstable Central & Tankerton
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,655 (2024)
CT5 4JSWhitstable
How safe is CT5 4JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 4JS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 4JSNational
Violence and sexual offences46.923.6
Anti-social behaviour27.510.7
Burglary14.09.1
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Public order3.74.6
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.