Total Crime Rate
119.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bartholomew Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hythe , and the 61st highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bartholomew Street (CT21 5BB) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 100.7% higher than the Hythe average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bartholomew Street (CT21 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malthouse Hill, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hythe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucy'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlier Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlier Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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