Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highfield Industrial Estate area has the 15th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 56th 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 Highfield Industrial Estate (CT19 6DD) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Industrial Estate (CT19 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Folly Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highfield Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thanet Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanet Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neason Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Penfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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