Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT18 7PL
How much crime is recorded in CT18 7PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkinge
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,133 (2024)
CT18 7PLFolkestone
How safe is CT18 7PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT18 7PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 7PLNational
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft2.94.5
Burglary2.69.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.24.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.