Crime Rates at Prospect Road, Hythe, CT21 5NN

Prospect Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hythe , and the 30th 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 Prospect Road (CT21 5NN) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 215.8% higher than the Hythe average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (CT21 5NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 21 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.