Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bouverie Road West area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 138th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bouverie Road West (CT20 2PP) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bouverie Road West (CT20 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Plain Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bouverie Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Plain Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Metropole Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Plain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westbourne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marten Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimston Avenue —
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Data Sources

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