Folkestone Harbour vs Fort Horsted

Folkestone Harbour has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,018 crimes in the last 12 months. Fort Horsted has a safety score of 27/100 (Below Average) with 600 crimes. Fort Horsted scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Folkestone Harbour shows a year-on-year crime trend of +22.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Fort Horsted shows +31% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Folkestone Harbour, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (483 incidents). In Fort Horsted, it is Violent Crime (221 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Folkestone Harbour recorded 157 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Fort Horsted recorded 88. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Folkestone Harbour totalled 483 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 221 in Fort Horsted. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Folkestone Harbour recorded 832 crimes (now 1,018, a change of +22.4%). Fort Horsted recorded 458 crimes previously (now 600, +31%).

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. Folkestone Harbour has a resolution rate of 26.9% and Fort Horsted has 29.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Folkestone Harbour falls within the Kent Police boundary. Fort Horsted 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 Folkestone Harbour and Fort Horsted. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.