Crime Rates at Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone, CT19 4NH

Biggins Wood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 40th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Biggins Wood Road (CT19 4NH) in the last 12 months was 156.2 per 1,000 residents and was 120.7% higher than the Cheriton average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 162.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biggins Wood Road (CT19 4NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dennis Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Postling Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.