Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT19 4AB
How much crime is recorded in CT19 4AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone Central
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
How safe is CT19 4AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT19 4AB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).
CT19 4ABNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Other theft7.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Burglary4.69.1
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.