Postcode · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 7AE
How much crime is recorded in CT6 7AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Herne & Broomfield
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
CT6 7AEHerne Bay
How safe is CT6 7AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 7AE 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 7AENational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order0.24.6
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.