Crime Rates at Dawson Road, Folkestone, CT19 5RR

Dawson Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawson Road (CT19 5RR) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Road (CT19 5RR), 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.