Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Old High Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 67th 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 The Old High Street (CT20 1RL) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Old High Street (CT20 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Marine Terrace. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Old High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Grace Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Old High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Old High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bayle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copthall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rendezvous Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Harvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Street —
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Shellons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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