Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT18 7AA
How much crime is recorded in CT18 7AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone North East
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
CT18 7AAFolkestone
How safe is CT18 7AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT18 7AA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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).
CT18 7AANational
Violence and sexual offences44.923.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Other theft6.44.5
Drugs5.72.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime2.71.5
Burglary2.49.1
Public order2.14.6
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% 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.