Total Crime Rate
301.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dixwell 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 Dixwell Road (CT20 2LP) 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 Dixwell Road (CT20 2LP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dixwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Plain Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Godwyn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dixwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimston Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Metropole Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dixwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plain Road | Under investigation |
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