Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shearway Business Park area has the 29th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 100th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

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 Shearway Business Park (CT19 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower than the Broadmead average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearway Business Park (CT19 4RJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shearway Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dennis Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Garden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Garden Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Dennis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elventon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dennis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diamond Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diamond Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tile Kiln Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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