April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in TN26: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

TN26 recorded 53 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 1.66 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.7% of all offences recorded.

Key Statistics

  • monitoring20.83 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment53 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_flatCrime unchanged year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

53
trending_down -3.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

20.83per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

620

Within TN26 district

Folkestone and Hythe

32,018

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
The Wish Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other crime: 1
6
Millfields Place Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
6
Sparrow Hatch Lane Map
total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Parking Area Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Cuckoo'S Pit Lane Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Burglary: 1
3
Hamstreet Road Map
total: 2 Other theft: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1
1
Bethersden Road Map
total: 1 Burglary: 1
1
Plum Tree Gardens Map
total: 1 Other theft: 1
1
Old Way Map
total: 1 Vehicle crime: 1
1

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
53 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
20
37.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
10
18.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
7
13.2%
Burglary
6
11.3%
Other Crime
4
7.5%
Other Theft
2
3.8%
Vehicle Crime
2
3.8%
Shoplifting
1
1.9%
Public Order
1
1.9%

Crime Analysis: TN26

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in TN26 (37.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (18.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (13.2%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in TN26 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 20.83 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 TN26 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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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_flat 0.0%

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