Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT19 6AR
How much crime is recorded in CT19 6AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone Harbour
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,927 (2024)
How safe is CT19 6AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 108.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT19 6AR area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
108.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
214
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 6ARNational
Violence and sexual offences94.323.6
Anti-social behaviour50.810.7
Criminal damage and arson17.84.7
Other theft12.34.5
Burglary10.89.1
Drugs9.22.4
Public order7.44.6
Possession of weapons5.50.9
Other crime4.51.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.