Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.9 3/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cuckoo Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hythe , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cuckoo Lane (CT21 4ET) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cuckoo Lane (CT21 4ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cuckoo Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Street (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cuckoo Lane area

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Data Sources

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