Postcode · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 8AF
How much crime is recorded in CT6 8AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,595 (2024)
How safe is CT6 8AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 8AF 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
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8AFNational
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.11.5
Public order1.04.6
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.21.4
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.