Folkestone

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9,982 people · median £187,470 · Folkestone and Hythe

↑ Folkestone and Hythe (district)

High wellbeingMore affordable than most

Folkestone and Hythe Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 13/30 seats · 43% · OCD 2026

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How safe is it? This neighbourhood

Crime runs at 21 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood

Per 1,000 / month21

Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this neighbourhood

Violence and sexual offences

982

Anti-social behaviour

525

Shoplifting

269

Criminal damage and arson

239

Drugs

169

Public order

168

Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Parking Area	130
Supermarket	103
Police Station	96
Marine Terrace	70
West Terrace	45

Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk

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