Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT19 4JS
How much crime is recorded in CT19 4JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheriton & Horn Street
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,037 (2024)
CT19 4JSFolkestone
How safe is CT19 4JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT19 4JS area, 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
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 4JSNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Shoplifting20.08.4
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Other theft4.74.5
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs2.82.4
Public order2.14.6
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.