Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Churchill Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 80th 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 Churchill Close (CT19 5UP) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Close (CT19 5UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holywell Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park View (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Churchill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creteway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Gurr Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Gurr Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Page Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleming Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleming Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleming Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Walton Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Spring Under investigation
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Data Sources

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