Postcode district · Folkestone
Crime in CT19
How much crime is recorded in CT19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 35,608 (2024)
CT19Postcode district · Folkestone
How safe is CT19
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT19, 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
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
CT19National
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Shoplifting18.48.4
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft5.64.5
Drugs3.82.4
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.