Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 65.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dolphins Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 139th 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 Dolphins Road (CT19 5PL) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Dolphins Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernwell Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Walton Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Black Bull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ernwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moat Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Saviours Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Tull Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ethelbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Street —
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Data Sources

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