Total Crime Rate

301.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.0 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 301.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 18th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandgate Road (CT20 2LL) in the last 12 months was 301.0 per 1,000 residents and was 147.5% higher than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Road (CT20 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dixwell Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plain Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sandgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Westbourne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimston Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixwell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Plain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Plain Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Metropole Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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