Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT20 2NU
How much crime is recorded in CT20 2NU, 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
- 1,917 (2024)
CT20 2NUFolkestone
How safe is CT20 2NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT20 2NU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
CT20 2NUNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.22.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.