Crime Rates at Marine Crescent, Folkestone, CT20 1PS

Marine Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 79th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marine Crescent (CT20 1PS) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Crescent (CT20 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marine Terrace (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.