Total Crime Rate

1495.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 1495.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 590.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 254.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 89.1 10/10
  • Other theft 79.2 10/10
  • Drugs 59.4 10/10
  • Public order 59.4 10/10
  • Other crime 23.1 10/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandgate Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandgate Road (CT20 1RX) in the last 12 months was 1495.1 per 1,000 residents and was 537.0% higher than the Folkestone Central average (234.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -91.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 366.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Road (CT20 1RX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2033 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folkestone Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary West Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime West Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Pleydell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pleydell Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cheriton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2033 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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