Crime Rate in Hythe Rural, ward

Hythe Rural has the lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 977th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 132nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hythe Rural in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hythe Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hythe Rural ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Alexandra Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.