Total Crime Rate

281.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 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 281.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other crime 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Coolinge Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 19th 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 Coolinge Road (CT20 1EP) in the last 12 months was 281.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coolinge Road (CT20 1EP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Coolinge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bouverie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coolinge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coolinge Road —
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheriton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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