Postcode · Hythe
Crime in CT21 5RT
How much crime is recorded in CT21 5RT, 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
- 1,437 (2024)
CT21 5RTHythe
How safe is CT21 5RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT21 5RT 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5RTNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.61.5
Burglary1.59.1
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order1.04.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.