Postcode · Hythe
Crime in CT21 6PS
How much crime is recorded in CT21 6PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hythe
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,438 (2024)
CT21 6PSHythe
How safe is CT21 6PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT21 6PS 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6PSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Shoplifting8.08.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs3.72.4
Burglary3.19.1
Public order2.94.6
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.