Total Crime Rate

439.0 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 439.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.8 10/10
  • Drugs 54.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.8 8/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 18.3 9/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Grace Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 6th 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 Grace Hill (CT20 1HA) in the last 12 months was 439.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (β‰ˆ 225.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grace Hill (CT20 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grace Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tontine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tontine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Burglary West Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Cliff Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alexandra Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gloucester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gloucester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darby Road β€”

Data Sources

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