Total Crime Rate
349.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
215.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charlotte Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 15th 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 Charlotte Street (CT20 1LF) in the last 12 months was 349.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 215.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlotte Street (CT20 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harvey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harvey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Abbott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harvey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Abbott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rossendale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harvey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harvey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossendale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cliff Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Tram Road | — |
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