Total Crime Rate
155.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harbour Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harbour Way (CT20 1NA) in the last 12 months was 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Folkestone Central average (234.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harbour Way (CT20 1NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Folkestone Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Stade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellevue Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martello Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rossendale Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryland Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Folly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lennard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Folly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folly Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Folly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tontine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tontine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Michael'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbour Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martello Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Bay | Under investigation |
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