Total Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Radnor Bridge Road 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 Radnor Bridge Road (CT20 1RS) 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 Radnor Bridge Road (CT20 1RS), 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.
View Crime In Folkestone Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Michael'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charlotte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Back Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbour Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryland Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Stade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tontine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tontine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lennard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Martello Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martello Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martello Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martello Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Folly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folly Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Folly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Folly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rossendale Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Stade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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