Hythe Rural vs Sandgate & West Folkestone

Hythe Rural has a safety score of 75/100 (Safe) and recorded 147 crimes in the last 12 months. Sandgate & West Folkestone has a safety score of 74/100 (Safe) with 329 crimes. Hythe Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hythe Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -43.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sandgate & West Folkestone shows +21.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hythe Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (69 incidents). In Sandgate & West Folkestone, it is Violent Crime (134 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hythe Rural recorded 14 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sandgate & West Folkestone recorded 92. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hythe Rural totalled 69 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 134 in Sandgate & West Folkestone. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hythe Rural recorded 260 crimes (now 147, a change of -43.5%). Sandgate & West Folkestone recorded 271 crimes previously (now 329, +21.4%).

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. Hythe Rural has a resolution rate of 0% and Sandgate & West Folkestone has 22.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hythe Rural falls within the Kent Police boundary. Sandgate & West Folkestone 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 Hythe Rural and Sandgate & West Folkestone. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.