Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 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 60.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Linden Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 154th 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 Linden Crescent (CT19 5SB) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the East Folkestone average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Crescent (CT19 5SB), 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 Linden Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ernwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Saviours Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernwell Road —
Apr 2026Public order Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Black Bull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ethelbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Tull Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradstone Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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