Total Crime Rate

161.4 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 161.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Harbour Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 38th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harbour Way (CT20 1QP) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 107.0% higher than the East Folkestone average (78.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour Way (CT20 1QP), the main crime hotspot is near Marine Terrace. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harbour Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbour Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Lennard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Other theft Martello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martello Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martello Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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