Postcode district · Hythe
Crime in CT21
How much crime is recorded in CT21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 22,550 (2024)
CT21Postcode district · Hythe
How safe is CT21
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT21, 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
CT21National
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.