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Crime in Folkestone and Hythe by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,899crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+24%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Elhamlowest rate4 per 1,000 a year
72.6middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: New Romney (5%), Sandgate (21%) and Hawkinge (23%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1FolkestoneCT20 · 39,913 residents 174.1▲ 28%violence
2SandgateCT20 · 37,421 residents 152.4▲ 21%violence
3SaltwoodCT21 · 6,170 residents 101.8▲ 59%anti-social behaviour
4HawkingeCT18 · 9,868 residents 83.9▲ 23%violence
5HytheCT21 · 11,840 residents 83.1▲ 34%violence
6LyddTN29 · 3,912 residents 72.6▲ 42%violence
7SeabrookCT21 · 2,717 residents 67.7▼ 13%violence
8New RomneyTN28 · 7,251 residents 61.2▲ 5%violence
9St Marys BayTN29 · 2,528 residents 42.7▲ 59%violence
10DymchurchTN29 · 4,821 residents 40.7▲ 44%violence
11LympneCT21 · 1,889 residents 12.7–violence
12ElhamCT4 · 1,976 residents 4–theft

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Folkestone and Hythe have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Elham, Lympne, Dymchurch, St Marys Bay and New Romney.

Which areas of Folkestone and Hythe have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Folkestone, Sandgate, Saltwood, Hawkinge and Hythe.

Is crime going up or down in Folkestone and Hythe?

Across Folkestone and Hythe, 2,899 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 24% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.