Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Folkestone Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.79 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.79 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Folkestone Central
Crime trends · Folkestone Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
81
YoY +21%
ASB
36
YoY +44%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY +67%
Burglary
4
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
25
YoY +47%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
38
YoY +23%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising
247
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Folkestone Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 12,370
White Brit.76.8%
Other White9.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.8%
Other Asian1.7%
African1.3%
+ 3 other groups · 8.7%
Religion
Total residents: 12,346
No religion45.3%
Christian42.5%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim2.6%
Other religion1.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 12,335
50–6420.5%
35–4919.4%
25–3415.3%
65–7410.4%
75–846.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Total households: 6,527
Other33.7%
Any member 66+17.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.8%
