Total Crime Rate
100.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gainsborough Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 80th 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 Gainsborough Close (CT19 5NB) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Close (CT19 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Perries Mead, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upton Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shireway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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