West Bay ward · Canterbury. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 21.9% here, compared with 33.1% across Canterbury (11.2 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 14% here, compared with 22% across Canterbury (8.2 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 23.8% here, compared with 16.2% across Canterbury (7.5 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for West Bay ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
230 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 228 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
West Bay ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 26 mapped crimes in September 2024; 20 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · West Bay
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
26
6
October 2024
21
5
November 2024
5
2
December 2024
18
0
January 2025
15
0
February 2025
20
1
March 2025
22
2
April 2025
11
3
May 2025
26
3
June 2025
20
6
July 2025
21
4
August 2025
23
5
September 2025
11
5
October 2025
14
0
November 2025
31
3
December 2025
32
4
January 2026
20
4
February 2026
22
3
March 2026
16
7
April 2026
17
7
May 2026
16
5
June 2026
19
5
July 2026
12
9
August 2026
20
7
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · West Bay
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
116
criminal damage arson
33
vehicle crime
17
other theft
16
burglary
12
public order
9
drugs
8
other crime
8
possession of weapons
4
shoplifting
3
bicycle theft
2
robbery
1
theft from the person
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
