Postcode sector · Folkestone

Crime in CT20 9

How much crime is recorded in CT20 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Folkestone and Hythe
Region: South East
Population: 3,740 (2024)

CT20 9Postcode sector · Folkestone

Crime

How safe is CT20 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 64.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT20 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band

9/ 10

Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm

64.3

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

195

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

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 9National

Violence and sexual offences54.323.6

Anti-social behaviour39.610.7

Shoplifting27.88.4

Criminal damage and arson21.44.7

Public order15.94.6

Burglary11.39.1

Drugs10.92.4

Other theft8.34.5

Other crime4.41.5

Vehicle crime2.93.5

Robbery2.11.4

Possession of weapons1.90.9

Bicycle theft1.41.0

Theft from the person1.32.1

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

100

2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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