Crime Rate in Folkestone Harbour, ward

Folkestone Harbour has the 6th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 3251st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 628th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Folkestone Harbour in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Folkestone Harbour’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 258 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Folkestone Harbour ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Marine Terrace. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.