Total Crime Rate

190.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.5 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 190.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Johns Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 29th 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 St Johns Street (CT20 1JB) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (CT20 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Road, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rendezvous Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Johns Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Grace Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Street
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 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foord Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Terrace
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street
Apr 2026Drugs Foord Road South Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Bank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Black Bull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Harvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Foord Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Tull Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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