Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Guildhall Street area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guildhall Street (CT20 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildhall Street (CT20 1EQ), 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 Guildhall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Robbery Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folkestone Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alexandra Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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