Postcode · Hythe
Crime in CT21 4BE
How much crime is recorded in CT21 4BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,524 (2024)
CT21 4BEHythe
How safe is CT21 4BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT21 4BE 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
CT21 4BENational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Burglary3.09.1
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.