Postcode sector · Herne Bay
Crime in CT6 9
How much crime is recorded in CT6 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 3,069 (2024)
How safe is CT6 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT6 9, 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs3.82.4
Public order3.14.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
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.