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Crime in CT6 5ST

How much crime is recorded in CT6 5ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Herne Bay South & Greenhill
Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,369 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT6 5ST

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 5ST area, broadly in line with 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
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CT6 5STNational
Anti-social behaviour25.710.7
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Burglary8.39.1
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs2.12.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 55% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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