Total Crime Rate

218.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hythe , and the 27th 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 High Street (CT21 5JH) in the last 12 months was 218.2 per 1,000 residents and was 239.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CT21 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dental Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Other theft Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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