Total Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Green area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Walland & Denge Marsh , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Green (TN29 9EX) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Walland & Denge Marsh average (64.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Green (TN29 9EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rype Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paddock Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rype Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Copperfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Derings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rype Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Derings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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