Folkestone Harbour vs High Brooms

Folkestone Harbour has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,018 crimes in the last 12 months. High Brooms has a safety score of 38/100 (Below Average) with 488 crimes. High Brooms 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. High Brooms shows +88.4% (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 High Brooms, it is Violent Crime (160 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 High Brooms recorded 94. 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 160 in High Brooms. 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%). High Brooms recorded 259 crimes previously (now 488, +88.4%).

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. Folkestone Harbour has a resolution rate of 26.9% and High Brooms has 29.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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