Total Crime Rate

128.3 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 128.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earls Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 58th 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 Earls Avenue (CT20 2HW) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Broadmead average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Avenue (CT20 2HW), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earls Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Augusta Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Augusta Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clifton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Augusta Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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