Total Crime Rate

168.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Livingstone Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hythe Rural , and the 36th 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 Livingstone Close (TN29 0TX) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 409.8% higher than the Hythe Rural average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Livingstone Close (TN29 0TX), the main crime hotspot is near Beverley Gardens. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Livingstone Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crimond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beverley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Close —
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Data Sources

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