Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dover Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 89th 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 1LD) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (CT20 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rossendale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossendale Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Martello Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martello Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rossendale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Abbott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rendezvous Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Tram Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryland Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossendale Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Harbour Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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