Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Sussex Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 122nd 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 Sussex Road (CT19 5AF) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the East Folkestone average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (CT19 5AF), 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 Sussex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shellons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournemouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darby Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coolinge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shellons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coolinge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coolinge Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Foord Road South Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradstone New Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bradstone New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Tull Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copthall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ingles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Church Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Grace Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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