Total Crime Rate

174.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.9 9/10
  • Other crime 53.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marchant Mews area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hythe , and the 35th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marchant Mews (CT18 8FD) in the last 12 months was 174.9 per 1,000 residents and was 172.2% higher than the Hythe average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marchant Mews (CT18 8FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newington Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marchant Mews area

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Data Sources

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