Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT18 8HS
How much crime is recorded in CT18 8HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lyminge, Densole & Elham
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,295 (2024)
CT18 8HSFolkestone
How safe is CT18 8HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT18 8HS 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
13.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 8HSNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary5.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.82.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.