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Crime in TN29 9

How much crime is recorded in TN29 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Folkestone and Hythe
Region
South East
Population
7,619 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN29 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN29 9, 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
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).

TN29 9National
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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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