Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • 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
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linden Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 68th 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 Linden Crescent (CT19 5RP) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% higher than the East Folkestone average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (β‰ˆ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Crescent (CT19 5RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellevue Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pavilion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jesmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peto Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Bull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Bull Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Bank Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Black Bull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepway Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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