Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT18 7RF
How much crime is recorded in CT18 7RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkinge
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,011 (2024)
CT18 7RFFolkestone
How safe is CT18 7RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT18 7RF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 7RFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.74.5
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.