Crime Rate in Hythe, ward

Hythe has the 6th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 3529th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 600th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hythe in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hythe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 242 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 286 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hythe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 49 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.