Postcode · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 6BF
How much crime is recorded in CT6 6BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beltinge & Bishopstone
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,464 (2024)
CT6 6BFHerne Bay
How safe is CT6 6BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 6BF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
CT6 6BFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery0.91.4
Public order0.54.6
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% 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.