Postcode · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 6HT
How much crime is recorded in CT6 6HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beltinge & Bishopstone
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
CT6 6HTHerne Bay
How safe is CT6 6HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 6HT 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
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 6HTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Burglary0.89.1
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.