Total Crime Rate

511.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

216.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 511.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 216.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.3 10/10
  • Drugs 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sandgate Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 6th 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 Sandgate Road (CT20 2DA) in the last 12 months was 511.8 per 1,000 residents and was 123.4% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 216.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Road (CT20 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sandgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Muddles Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Augusta Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muddles Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleydell Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleydell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Longford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheriton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Muddles Passage 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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