Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

The 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 1SJ) 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 1SJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Bayle area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marine Parade Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Street
Sep 2025Other theft Back Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foord Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Bay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Bay Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tontine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tontine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rendezvous Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peter Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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