Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Folkestone and Hythe
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.73 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Folkestone and Hythe
Crime trends · Folkestone and Hythe
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
290
YoY stable
ASB
109
YoY +47%
Vehicle Crime
37
YoY +106%
Burglary
19
YoY stable
Criminal damage
84
YoY +33%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
35
YoY -8%
Drugs
39
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
779
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Folkestone and Hythe
Ethnicity
Total residents: 109,786
White Brit.88.0%
Other White3.6%
Other Asian2.8%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Total residents: 109,771
Christian48.0%
No religion41.8%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu1.5%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 109,738
50–6421.8%
35–4917.1%
65–7413.4%
25–3410.9%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 48,338
Any member 66+16.4%
Other16.2%
All members 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
