Crime Rate in Folkestone Central, ward

Folkestone Central has the highest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 198th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 27th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Folkestone Central in the last 12 months was 229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 170.4% higher than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Folkestone Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,023 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 21 cases , up 5.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 18.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,266 (≈ 100.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Folkestone Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.