Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 4SD
How much crime is recorded in CT5 4SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seasalter
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,219 (2024)
CT5 4SDWhitstable
How safe is CT5 4SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 4SD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 4SDNational
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Public order0.74.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.