Crime Rates at Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1JX

Dover Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 113th 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 Dover Road (CT20 1JX) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (CT20 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rendezvous Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.