Postcode · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 8EW
How much crime is recorded in CT6 8EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
CT6 8EWHerne Bay
How safe is CT6 8EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 8EW area, well 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8EWNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary2.19.1
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.