Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT19 4LY
How much crime is recorded in CT19 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkinge
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
CT19 4LYFolkestone
How safe is CT19 4LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT19 4LY 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 4LYNational
Shoplifting31.88.4
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs4.62.4
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Public order2.14.6
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.