Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hythe , and the 149th highest 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 Portland Road (CT21 6EF) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (CT21 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Malthouse Hill. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucy'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlier Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlier Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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