Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 121.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bartholomew Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hythe , and the 60th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bartholomew Street (CT21 5BY) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% higher than the Hythe average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bartholomew Street (CT21 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bartholomew Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucy'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlier Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlier Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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