Total Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadmead Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 169th 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 Broadmead Road (CT19 5AP) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadmead Road (CT19 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darby Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ingles Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingles Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingles Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingles Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bournemouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
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