Crime Rates at Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2RB

Castle Hill Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 104th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Hill Avenue (CT20 2RB) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill Avenue (CT20 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.