Postcode · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 8PG
How much crime is recorded in CT6 8PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Herne Bay South & Greenhill
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
CT6 8PGHerne Bay
How safe is CT6 8PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 8PG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.8
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 8PGNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Burglary2.69.1
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.74.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.