Postcode · Hythe
Crime in CT21 4DD
How much crime is recorded in CT21 4DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hythe
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,424 (2024)
CT21 4DDHythe
How safe is CT21 4DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT21 4DD 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 4DDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary2.39.1
Drugs1.82.4
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft1.04.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.