Crime Rate in East Folkestone, ward

East Folkestone has the 3rd highest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 2517th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 330th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Folkestone in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Folkestone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 429 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -41.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 492 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Folkestone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sussex Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.