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Crime Rates in Sandgate & West Folkestone, ward

Crime Rate

42.2

42.2

Low 2/10

Last updated: 06.11.2024

Annual total crime rate in Sandgate & West Folkestone (ward) is 42.2 per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 2 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other wards in England and Wales.

Sandgate & West Folkestone (ward) is located within Folkestone and Hythe (borough). Annual total crime rate in Folkestone and Hythe (borough) is 81.3 crimes per thousand resident population, which can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Sandgate & West Folkestone, (ward) includes areas with the following crime ratings (see map):

  • 1/10 or low
  • 2/10 or low
  • 3/10 or low

Crime rates in Sandgate & West Folkestone (ward) by type

Violence and sexual offences 21.4 3/10
Anti-social behaviour 5.25 2/10
Criminal damage and arson 3.39 2/10
Other theft 3.18 2/10
Burglary 2.77 3/10
Public order 1.71 1/10
Other crime 1.39 3/10
Vehicle crime 1.17 2/10
Drugs 1.09 2/10
Robbery 0.333 2/10
Theft from the person 0.317 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.267 2/10
Possession of weapons 0 1/10
Shoplifting 0 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Sandgate & West Folkestone (ward) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Sandgate & West Folkestone (ward).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Sandgate & West Folkestone (ward) for a specific crime type compared to other wards in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Sandgate & West Folkestone (ward), Folkestone and Hythe (local authority district) and South East (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Sandgate & West Folkestone
    ward
  • Folkestone and Hythe
    LAD
  • South East
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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