Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 4TL
How much crime is recorded in CT5 4TL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seasalter
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
CT5 4TLWhitstable
How safe is CT5 4TL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 4TL area, well below 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
18.8
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 4TLNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Drugs2.72.4
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft0.64.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.