Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT20 3WT
How much crime is recorded in CT20 3WT, 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
- 2,309 (2024)
CT20 3WTFolkestone
How safe is CT20 3WT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT20 3WT 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3WTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.44.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.