Total Crime Rate

344.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 344.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bournemouth Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 11th 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 Bournemouth Road (CT19 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 344.7 per 1,000 residents and was 342.1% higher than the East Folkestone average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bournemouth Road (CT19 5AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont Road. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bournemouth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingles Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingles Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coolinge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coolinge Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockman Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bournemouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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