Crime Rate in Folkestone Central, ward

Folkestone Central has the highest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 195th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 28th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Folkestone Central in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 173.8% higher than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Folkestone Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,071 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 22 cases , down -4.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,303 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Folkestone Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 334 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.