Police-recorded · Folkestone and Hythe · Kent Police
Criminal damage and arson in Folkestone and Hythe
12 months to June 2026
7.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 887 criminal damage and arson offences in Folkestone and Hythe in the 12 months to June 2026, down 2.7% (25) on the previous 12 months. That is 7.9 per 1,000 residents against 6.9 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk
street-level crime archive, category “Criminal damage and arson”
local authority via LSOA lookup
population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 112,163
Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archivePublished valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
Each year since 2011
Year to
Offences
Per 1,000
Population year
June 2011
0 (partial)
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June 2012
893
8.3
2012
June 2013
1,072
9.9
2013
June 2014
1,178
10.9
2014
June 2015
1,095
10.1
2015
June 2016
1,188
10.9
2016
June 2017
1,225
11.2
2017
June 2018
1,156
10.5
2018
June 2019
1,133
10.3
2019
June 2020
1,160
10.6
2020
June 2021
1,124
10.2
2021
June 2022
1,228
11.1
2022
June 2023
939
8.4
2023
June 2024
933
8.3
2024
June 2025
912
8.1
2025
June 2026
887
7.9
2025
What this measures
Damage to buildings and vehicles, and fires set deliberately.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.