Postcode · Folkestone
Crime in CT20 9UP
How much crime is recorded in CT20 9UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone Harbour
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
How safe is CT20 9UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 90.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT20 9UP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
90.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
270
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 9UPNational
Violence and sexual offences77.123.6
Anti-social behaviour67.110.7
Shoplifting49.98.4
Criminal damage and arson20.54.7
Burglary18.99.1
Public order12.94.6
Other theft10.34.5
Drugs9.82.4
Other crime5.01.5
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Robbery2.91.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.