Total Crime Rate

406.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 406.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bouverie Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 9th 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 Bouverie Square (CT20 1BA) in the last 12 months was 406.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% higher than the Folkestone Central average (229.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 213.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bouverie Square (CT20 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bouverie Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shellons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Longford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bouverie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary West Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coolinge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coolinge Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coolinge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft West Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleydell Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Ingles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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