Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT20 3PR
How much crime is recorded in CT20 3PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheriton & Horn Street
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
CT20 3PRFolkestone
How safe is CT20 3PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT20 3PR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 3PRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary3.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Public order0.54.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.