Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spring Terrace area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 44th 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 Spring Terrace (CT20 1JH) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (β‰ˆ 119.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Terrace (CT20 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 198 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 Spring Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Cliff Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peto Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darby Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Darby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alexandra Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2033 β€”

Data Sources

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