Total Crime Rate

183.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 183.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (CT20 1TN) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CT20 1TN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Old High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order West Cliff Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Cliff Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Cliff Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Cliff Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradstone New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradstone New Road —
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Old High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bayle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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