Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT19 5BS
How much crime is recorded in CT19 5BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone Foord
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
CT19 5BSFolkestone
How safe is CT19 5BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT19 5BS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
148
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 5BSNational
Shoplifting58.58.4
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Public order7.44.6
Other theft5.94.5
Burglary4.49.1
Drugs4.12.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.