Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT19 5NN
How much crime is recorded in CT19 5NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone Foord
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,288 (2024)
CT19 5NNFolkestone
How safe is CT19 5NN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT19 5NN 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
35.5
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 5NNNational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Other theft7.24.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Drugs3.32.4
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Shoplifting1.08.4
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.