Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Albion Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 91st 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 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Road (CT19 5SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ernwell Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ethelbert Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Albion Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Black Bull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernwell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradstone Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ethelbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ernwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Saviours Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Tull Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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