Total Crime Rate
123.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Bayle area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 63rd 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 Bayle (CT20 1SH) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Bayle (CT20 1SH), the main crime hotspot is near Marine Terrace. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 81 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tontine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Cliff Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbour Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Michael'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tontine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Bay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marine Parade Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foord Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foord Road South | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foord Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Back Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charlotte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bayle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Place | Under investigation |
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