Total Crime Rate

243.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darby Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 22nd 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 Darby Road (CT20 1EN) in the last 12 months was 243.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Folkestone Central average (234.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darby Road (CT20 1EN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Jesmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Cliff Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coolinge Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darby Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Darby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pavilion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alexandra Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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