Lydd & Dungeness
Middle areaSouth west Folkestone and Hythe. 6,207 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 48 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Lydd & Dungeness live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lydd & Dungeness
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lydd & Dungeness at a rate of 51.6 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 | 146 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 48 |
| Other crime | 44 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lydd & Dungeness compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lydd & Dungeness safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lydd & Dungeness at a rate of 51.6 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, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lydd & Dungeness.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (146), anti-social behaviour (48) and other crime (44).
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 Lydd & Dungeness alone. See Folkestone and Hythe
Lydd & Dungeness in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lydd & Dungeness was £270,000 in 2025.
Lydd & Dungeness had 6,340 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lydd & Dungeness live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lydd & Dungeness, 79.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.