Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dover Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 39th 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 Dover Road (CT19 6PA) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the Broadmead average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (CT19 6PA), the main crime hotspot is near B2011. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas-Brett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas-Brett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B2011 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2011 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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