Crime Rates at Downs Road, Folkestone, CT19 5PW

Downs 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 Downs Road (CT19 5PW) 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 Downs Road (CT19 5PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ernwell Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesmond Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.