Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Folkestone Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne , and the 168th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Folkestone Road (CT17 9JT) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher than the Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folkestone Road (CT17 9JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Approach Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malmains Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Folkestone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Manor Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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