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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CT20: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CT20 recorded 286 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.07 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.4% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring79.0 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment286 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 0.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

286
trending_down -17.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

79.0per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,278

Within CT20 district

Folkestone and Hythe

47,128

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Police Station Map
total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 4
15
Cheriton Interchange Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 1
12
Coolinge Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
West Terrace Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Foord Road South Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Drugs: 1
8
Cheriton Place Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Shoplifting: 2
7
A2033 Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 2
7
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
286 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
104
36.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
55
19.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
31
10.8%
Shoplifting
26
9.1%
Public Order
18
6.3%
Other Theft
13
4.5%
Drug Offences
13
4.5%
Burglary
6
2.1%
Other Crime
5
1.7%
Bicycle Theft
4
1.4%
Vehicle Crime
4
1.4%
Robbery
3
1.0%
Weapons Possession
2
0.7%
Theft from Person
2
0.7%

Crime Analysis: CT20

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CT20 (36.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (19.2%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.8%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in CT20 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 79.0 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for CT20 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -17.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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