Whitstable West
Middle areaNorth west Canterbury. 6,505 people in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Whitstable West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Whitstable West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitstable West at a rate of 156.6 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 366 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 227 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 163 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 101 |
| Other crime | 86 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Whitstable West compares
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Is Whitstable West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitstable West at a rate of 156.6 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, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whitstable West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (366), violence and sexual offences (227) and anti-social behaviour (163).
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 Whitstable West alone. See Canterbury
Whitstable West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Whitstable West was £409,000 in 2025.
Whitstable West had 6,637 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Whitstable West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Whitstable West, 82.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.