Postcode · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 6QA
How much crime is recorded in CT6 6QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beltinge & Bishopstone
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,670 (2024)
How safe is CT6 6QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 6QA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 6QANational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.