Folkestone Harbour vs Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield

Folkestone Harbour has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,018 crimes in the last 12 months. Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield has a safety score of 52/100 (Average) with 363 crimes. Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield 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. Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield shows -6.4% (falling). 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 Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield, it is Violent Crime (153 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 Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield recorded 52. 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 153 in Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield. 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%). Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield recorded 388 crimes previously (now 363, -6.4%).

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 Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield has 18.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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