Total Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradstone Avenue 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 Bradstone Avenue (CT19 5AG) 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 Bradstone Avenue (CT19 5AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Road, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellevue Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter Tull Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jesmond Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jesmond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingles Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingles Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ingles Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pavilion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ernwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Bank Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Bank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darlington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darlington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Black Bull Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foord Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allendale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bournemouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bournemouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bournemouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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