Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT19 6EA
How much crime is recorded in CT19 6EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone Foord
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
CT19 6EAFolkestone
How safe is CT19 6EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT19 6EA 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
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 6EANational
Violence and sexual offences31.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft5.14.5
Drugs3.82.4
Shoplifting3.48.4
Burglary2.99.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order2.24.6
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.