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Crime in CT20 9SU

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

Neighbourhood
Folkestone Central
Council
Folkestone and Hythe
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,147 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT20 9SU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT20 9SU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
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 9SUNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Criminal damage and arson22.34.7
Public order18.64.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Drugs11.92.4
Shoplifting8.28.4
Other theft6.54.5
Burglary5.49.1
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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