Crap Towns / Folkestone / Crime

How much crime is there in Folkestone?

The police recorded 103 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Folkestone from September 2023 to August 2026, 35% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 47.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 103, down from 104 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	104	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	103	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	103	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	47.2	34.1
Shoplifting	12.4	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.9	7.0
Other theft	8.0	5.4
Public order	6.3	6.6
Drugs	5.2	2.4
Other crime	3.5	2.0
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.9	3.8
Possession of weapons	1.4	0.8
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Canterbury	21.8 km	140
Dover	12.8 km	129
Folkestone	–	103
Ashford	19.1 km	85.1
Whitfield	13.8 km	73.5
Deal	23.0 km	61.2
Aylesham	16.5 km	59.7
Hythe	4.5 km	48.4
Hawkinge	3.7 km	43.1
Herne	29.8 km	39.0
Littlestone-on-Sea	17.2 km	33.8
The typical town	–	76.2