Total Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Turnpike Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hythe , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Turnpike Close (CT21 4DE) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Hythe average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 279.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Turnpike Close (CT21 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Corunna Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hythe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spanton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hythe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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