Total Crime Rate
366.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ingles Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 10th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ingles Lane (CT20 2BF) in the last 12 months was 366.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 182.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ingles Lane (CT20 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont Road. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 60 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 | Other crime | Court Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingles Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingles Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingles Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coolinge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coolinge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
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