Hythe
Middle areaEast Folkestone and Hythe. 7,280 people in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 91% of people in Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hythe
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hythe at a rate of 74.3 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 | 168 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 118 |
| Other crime | 81 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 62 |
| Shoplifting | 55 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hythe compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hythe safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hythe at a rate of 74.3 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, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hythe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (168), anti-social behaviour (118) and other crime (81).
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 Hythe alone. See Folkestone and Hythe
Hythe in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hythe was £319,000 in 2025.
Hythe had 7,185 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hythe, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.