Total Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.4 1/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shorncliffe Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 33rd 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 2PL) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorncliffe Road (CT20 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Trimworth Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shorncliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Coombe Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trimworth Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Audley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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