Total Crime Rate
426.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milestone Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 7th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milestone Close (CT19 5TE) in the last 12 months was 426.9 per 1,000 residents and was 220.5% higher than the Broadmead average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milestone Close (CT19 5TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linksway Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Garden Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linksway Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Garden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkdale Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Garden Avenue | Under investigation |
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