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Crime Rates in The Leas, Folkestone, CT20 2DR

Crime Rate

458

High 8/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in your local area is 458 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 8 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

The address is located within Folkestone and Hythe (local authority district). Annual total crime rate in Folkestone and Hythe is 86.2 per thousand population, which can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates by type

Violence and sexual offences 138 8/10

Robbery 6.46 6/10

Possession of weapons 1.61 5/10

Drugs 25.8 7/10

Burglary 7.26 6/10

Anti-social behaviour 98.5 8/10

Shoplifting 72.6 7/10

Other theft 31.5 7/10

Criminal damage and arson 29.1 8/10

Public order 24.2 7/10

Other crime 8.88 7/10

Vehicle crime 7.26 5/10

Theft from the person 4.04 3/10

Bicycle theft 3.23 5/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

Above are annual crime rates by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population.

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of the local area for a specific crime type compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

A rating of 10/10 indicates that the area has the highest crime rate for this crime type, while a rating of 1/10 means that the area has the lowest crime rate for this crime type.

Crime rates in CT20 2DR and the areas where it resides by year

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

Local Area of CT20 2DR
Folkestone and Hythe
local authority
South East

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Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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