Town Ledger20 postcode units
Etchinghill
Folkestone and Hythe
Sales (24m)
19Median Price (3Y)
£397,500Price Trend (5Y)
-0.2%/yrSales (24m)
19
Median Price (3Y)
£397,500
Price Trend (5Y)
-0.2%/yr
Crime Trends
Police crime history across the Etchinghill catchment, normalized to the LSOAs that currently make up this town footprint.
Latest month
23
Published for Jan 2026
Largest category
Unknown
117 incidents in the trailing 12-month window
YoY change
-23.3%
2025 vs 2024
Latest month23Published for Jan 2026
3M rolling average19incidents per month
12M baseline21.17Trailing yearly average for the same geography.
YoY change-23.3%2025 vs 2024
Monthly trend line (5Y)
Monthly level3M rolling averageQuarter change -14.9%Feb 2021 to Jan 2026
Annual comparison
Location summary
LocationEtchinghillCounts are normalized against the town's current LSOA footprint.
Total incidents254Latest rolling 12-month police window.
Largest categoryUnspecified117 incidents · 46.1%
CoverageSingle LSOARolling averages are normalized by this coverage set.
Mapped incident locations
| Month | Crime type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Criminal damage and arson Kent Police | On or near Hill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Hill Lane | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Public order Kent Police | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Shoplifting Kent Police | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Parking Area | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Parking Area | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Parking Area | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Metropolitan Police Service | On or near Parking Area | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Parking Area | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Vehicle crime Kent Police | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Jan 2026 | Anti-social behaviour Kent Police | On or near Petrol Station | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Public order Kent Police | On or near Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Petrol Station | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Petrol Station | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Petrol Station | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences Kent Police | On or near Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences Kent Police | On or near Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences Kent Police | On or near Rectory Lane | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences Kent Police | On or near Sandling Road | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Drugs Kent Police | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences Kent Police | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | Offender given a caution |
| Dec 2025 | Unspecified Kent Police | On or near Boulevard D'erlanger | No outcome published |
Category totals
| Crime type | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified Etchinghill | 117 | 46.1% |
| Violence and sexual offences Etchinghill | 36 | 14.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour Etchinghill | 23 | 9.1% |
| Other crime Etchinghill | 16 | 6.3% |
| Other theft Etchinghill | 14 | 5.5% |
| Vehicle crime Etchinghill | 11 | 4.3% |
| Criminal damage and arson Etchinghill | 9 | 3.5% |
| Drugs Etchinghill | 8 | 3.1% |
| Public order Etchinghill | 8 | 3.1% |
| Possession of weapons Etchinghill | 6 | 2.4% |
| Shoplifting Etchinghill | 3 | 1.2% |
| Bicycle theft Etchinghill | 1 | 0.4% |
| Burglary Etchinghill | 1 | 0.4% |
| Theft from the person Etchinghill | 1 | 0.4% |
Police archive locations are published as mapped street-level points, not exact private addresses, so incidents may be snapped to a nearby road segment. Annual comparison uses full calendar years where 12 published months are available; otherwise it falls back to trailing 12 months versus the preceding 12 months.