Total Crime Rate

119.0 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 119.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albion Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 67th 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 Albion Road (CT19 5SE) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Road (CT19 5SE), the main crime hotspot is near Ernwell Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Bull Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Jesmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Black Bull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Bull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ethelbert Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ethelbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Bank Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peto Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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