Folkestone Harbour
Middle areaEast Folkestone and Hythe. 6,859 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Folkestone Harbour live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Folkestone Harbour
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Folkestone Harbour at a rate of 340.7 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 | 786 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 561 |
| Other crime | 324 |
| Shoplifting | 254 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 196 |
| Drug offences | 105 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Folkestone Harbour compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Folkestone Harbour safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Folkestone Harbour at a rate of 340.7 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, 291 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Folkestone Harbour.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (786), anti-social behaviour (561) and other crime (324).
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 Harbour alone. See Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone Harbour in brief
The median price paid for a home in Folkestone Harbour was £197,000 in 2025.
Folkestone Harbour had 6,544 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Folkestone Harbour live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Folkestone Harbour, 62.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.