Total Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Shorncliffe Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shorncliffe Road (CT20 2NF) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorncliffe Road (CT20 2NF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shorncliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Godwyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Plain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Plain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Plain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grimston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grimston Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Grimston Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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