Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Walter Tull Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 105th 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 Walter Tull Way (CT19 5UN) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Tull Way (CT19 5UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Road, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellevue Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Walter Tull Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Foord Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Foord Road South Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Ernwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Tull Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bradstone Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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