Postcode · Hythe
Crime in CT21 6BB
How much crime is recorded in CT21 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hythe
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
CT21 6BBHythe
How safe is CT21 6BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT21 6BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 6BBNational
Violence and sexual offences3.823.6
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary2.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.