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Crime in CT18 8

How much crime is recorded in CT18 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Folkestone and Hythe
Region
South East
Population
15,332 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT18 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT18 8, 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
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Shoplifting7.88.4
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% 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.

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