Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne
Middle areaEast Canterbury. 7,285 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 59 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 29% of people in Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne at a rate of 50.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.5 per 1,000 people across Canterbury.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 171 |
| Other crime | 74 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne at a rate of 50.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.5 per 1,000 people across Canterbury.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (171), other crime (74) and anti-social behaviour (43).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Canterbury
These figures are published for the whole of Canterbury, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Canterbury and not Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne alone. See Canterbury
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne was £408,250 in 2025.
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne had 6,525 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne, 67.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.