Total Crime Rate

158.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

New Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 45th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (CT20 1HR) in the last 12 months was 158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (CT20 1HR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foord Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foord Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copthall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grace Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rendezvous Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradstone New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradstone New Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shellons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shellons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shellons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolinge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coolinge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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