Total Crime Rate

68.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alder Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Road (CT19 5DA) in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Road (CT19 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watkin Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alder Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melanie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moat Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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