Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Black Bull Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 86th 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 Black Bull Road (CT19 5QP) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the East Folkestone average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Bull Road (CT19 5QP), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Black Bull Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bradstone Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Black Bull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darlington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foord Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Church Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournemouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournemouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bournemouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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