Crime Rate in North Downs East, ward

North Downs East has the 5th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 3075th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 584th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in North Downs East in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, North Downs East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 275 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the North Downs East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 32 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lewis Road (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.