Crime Rates at Canterbury Road, Folkestone, CT19 5NX

Canterbury Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (CT19 5NX) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Broadmead average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CT19 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ernwell Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walton Manor Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.