Postcode · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 8RT
How much crime is recorded in CT6 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Herne Bay South & Greenhill
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,768 (2024)
How safe is CT6 8RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT6 8RT area, broadly in line with 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
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8RTNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Shoplifting10.18.4
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Other theft3.74.5
Burglary3.69.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order1.74.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.