Total Crime Rate

388.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 388.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 250.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Norrington Mead area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 11th 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 Norrington Mead (CT19 5TF) in the last 12 months was 388.1 per 1,000 residents and was 219.0% higher than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norrington Mead (CT19 5TF), the main crime hotspot is near Dean Mead. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Norrington Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Mead —
Apr 2026Burglary Linksway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shireway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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