Crime Rates at Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1AL

Sandgate Road 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 Sandgate Road (CT20 1AL) 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 Sandgate Road (CT20 1AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marine Terrace (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.