Postcode district · Folkestone
Crime in CT18
How much crime is recorded in CT18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 30,450 (2024)
CT18Postcode district · Folkestone
How safe is CT18
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT18, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
CT18National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Shoplifting10.98.4
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs2.72.4
Public order2.54.6
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.