Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Other crime 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Grimston Gardens area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 107th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grimston Gardens (CT20 2PT) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimston Gardens (CT20 2PT), 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 Grimston Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Godwyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Plain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Plain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plain Road Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Plain Road 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
Sep 2025Other crime Grimston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Metropole Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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