Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 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

Dolphins Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 116th 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 5QA) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolphins Road (CT19 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holywell Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walton Manor Close (16 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Spring Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Waltons Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Waltons Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moat Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Walton Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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