Crime Rates at Elmstead Place, Folkestone, CT20 1QU

Elmstead Place area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 166th lowest 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 Elmstead Place (CT20 1QU) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmstead Place (CT20 1QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.