Total Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southbourne Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Southbourne Road (CT19 6DB) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southbourne Road (CT19 6DB), the main crime hotspot is near Ryland Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thanet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawrence Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawrence Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rossendale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryland Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Stade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Stade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Penfold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neason Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thanet Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rossendale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Tram Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thanet Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rossendale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Abbott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Abbott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cliff Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martello Road | — |
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