Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Three Posts Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hythe , and the 163rd lowest 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 Three Posts Lane (CT21 5ED) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Three Posts Lane (CT21 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Three Posts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Charlier Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlier Mews —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Albert Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Malthouse Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Portland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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