Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT20 3SD
How much crime is recorded in CT20 3SD, 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
- 2,504 (2024)
CT20 3SDFolkestone
How safe is CT20 3SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT20 3SD area, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 3SDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary3.69.1
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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.