Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT18 8BX
How much crime is recorded in CT18 8BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,997 (2024)
CT18 8BXFolkestone
How safe is CT18 8BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT18 8BX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 8BXNational
Violence and sexual offences5.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Burglary2.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.