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Crime in TN28 8

How much crime is recorded in TN28 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Folkestone and Hythe
Region
South East
Population
10,932 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN28 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN28 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

TN28 8National
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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