Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Dover Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Folkestone , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dover Road (CT20 1NN) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the East Folkestone average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (CT20 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbour Way β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Folly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folly Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Folly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Folly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lennard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martello Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martello Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rossendale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron'S Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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