Crime Rates at Owens Close, Hythe, CT21 5TX

Owens Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hythe , and the 84th 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 Owens Close (CT21 5TX) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owens Close (CT21 5TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paraker Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seabrook Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.