Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT20 3RT
How much crime is recorded in CT20 3RT, 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
- 1,604 (2024)
CT20 3RTFolkestone
How safe is CT20 3RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT20 3RT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 3RTNational
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.02.4
Burglary0.99.1
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.74.6
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.