Crime Rates at Coastguard Cottages, Hythe, CT21 6EX

Coastguard Cottages area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Hythe , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coastguard Cottages (CT21 6EX) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Hythe average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coastguard Cottages (CT21 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portland Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Leonards Mews (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.