Crime Rate in Walland & Denge Marsh, ward

Walland & Denge Marsh has the 6th highest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 3682nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 536th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Walland & Denge Marsh in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Walland & Denge Marsh’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 264 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Walland & Denge Marsh ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Rype Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.