Folkestone Foord
Middle areaEast Folkestone and Hythe. 7,769 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Folkestone Foord live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Folkestone Foord
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Folkestone Foord at a rate of 115.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Folkestone and Hythe.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 321 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 156 |
| Other crime | 132 |
| Shoplifting | 124 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 78 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Folkestone Foord compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Folkestone Foord safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Folkestone Foord at a rate of 115.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Folkestone and Hythe.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 87 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Folkestone Foord.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (321), anti-social behaviour (156) and other crime (132).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe
These figures are published for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Folkestone and Hythe and not Folkestone Foord alone. See Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone Foord in brief
The median price paid for a home in Folkestone Foord was £233,000 in 2025.
Folkestone Foord had 7,656 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Folkestone Foord live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Folkestone Foord, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.