Crime Rates at Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2LN

Sandgate Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 21st 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 2LN) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Road (CT20 2LN), the main crime hotspot is near Plain Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.