Total Crime Rate

510.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 510.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 208.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Drugs 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Foord Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 7th 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 Foord Road (CT19 5AE) in the last 12 months was 510.0 per 1,000 residents and was 528.5% higher than the East Folkestone average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 162.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foord Road (CT19 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Road, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coolinge Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Foord Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darlington Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Ingles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Broadmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Tull Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pavilion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Black Bull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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