Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT19 5ND
How much crime is recorded in CT19 5ND, 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
- 1,349 (2024)
How safe is CT19 5ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT19 5ND 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
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 5NDNational
Shoplifting32.58.4
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Burglary15.19.1
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft4.84.5
Public order3.84.6
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.81.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.