Burnham vs Folkestone Harbour

Burnham has a safety score of 19/100 (High Crime) and recorded 763 crimes in the last 12 months. Folkestone Harbour has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,018 crimes. Burnham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Burnham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +250% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Folkestone Harbour shows +22.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Burnham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (210 incidents). In Folkestone Harbour, it is Violent Crime (483 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Burnham recorded 165 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Folkestone Harbour recorded 157. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Burnham totalled 210 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 483 in Folkestone Harbour. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Burnham recorded 218 crimes (now 763, a change of +250%). Folkestone Harbour recorded 832 crimes previously (now 1,018, +22.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Burnham has a resolution rate of 33.7% and Folkestone Harbour has 26.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Burnham falls within the Kent Police boundary. Folkestone Harbour is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Burnham and Folkestone Harbour. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.