Total Crime Rate
1495.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 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 Oxford Terrace (CT20 1AF) in the last 12 months was 1495.1 per 1,000 residents and was 537.0% higher than the Folkestone Central average (234.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -91.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -91.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 366.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Terrace (CT20 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Folkestone Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Darlington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cheriton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bouverie Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bouverie Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Bay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bouverie Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Darby Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheriton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheriton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cheriton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alexandra Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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