Crime Rates at The Leas, Folkestone, CT20 2DY

The Leas 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 The Leas (CT20 2DY) 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 The Leas (CT20 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.