Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 25.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Canterbury Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 75th 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 Canterbury Road (CT19 5PB) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CT19 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ernwell Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park View (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ethelbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Page Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleming Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Close —
Apr 2026Public order James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Gurr Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Gurr Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Saviours Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ernwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleming Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleming Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walton Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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