Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT19 4DU
How much crime is recorded in CT19 4DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,809 (2024)
CT19 4DUFolkestone
How safe is CT19 4DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT19 4DU area, below 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 4DUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary8.49.1
Other theft3.84.5
Shoplifting3.68.4
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.