Postcode · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 7RT
How much crime is recorded in CT6 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,097 (2024)
How safe is CT6 7RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 7RT area, above 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
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 7RTNational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary4.49.1
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.