Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Postling Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Postling Road (CT19 4PH) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Postling Road (CT19 4PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dennis Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wells Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Postling Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoddart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caesar'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2064 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Surrenden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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