Postcode · Whitstable
Crime in CT5 9DQ
How much crime is recorded in CT5 9DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitstable West
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,168 (2024)
CT5 9DQWhitstable
How safe is CT5 9DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT5 9DQ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 9DQNational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Criminal damage and arson13.34.7
Burglary10.59.1
Shoplifting4.38.4
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Public order1.54.6
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.