Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT18 8LL
How much crime is recorded in CT18 8LL, 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
- 1,432 (2024)
CT18 8LLFolkestone
How safe is CT18 8LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT18 8LL 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
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 8LLNational
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Other theft6.14.5
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.44.6
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.