Total Crime Rate

134.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 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

Lucys Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hythe , and the 52nd 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 Lucys Hill (CT21 5ES) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lucys Hill (CT21 5ES), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lucys Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Malthouse Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Portland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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