Total Crime Rate

194.2 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 194.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Theatre Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hythe , and the 31st 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 Theatre Street (CT21 5LD) in the last 12 months was 194.2 per 1,000 residents and was 202.2% higher than the Hythe average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theatre Street (CT21 5LD), 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 Theatre Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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

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