Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 48th 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 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% higher than the East Folkestone average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour Way (CT20 1QP), the main crime hotspot is near Marine Terrace. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Harbour Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tontine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Cliff Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Old High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Old High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bayle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rendezvous Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Martello Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martello Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Abbott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Abbott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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