Crime Rate in Broadmead, ward

Broadmead has the 2nd highest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 1076th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 116th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Broadmead in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broadmead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broadmead ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.