Total Crime Rate

33.1 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 33.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Castle Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hythe , and the 104th 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 Castle Road (CT21 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (CT21 5EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malthouse Hill (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Malthouse Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Bank Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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