Crime Rate in Hythe Rural, ward

Hythe Rural has the lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 812th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 104th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hythe Rural in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hythe Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hythe Rural ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near St George'S Place, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Reachfields (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.