Crime Rates at Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2SH

Shorncliffe Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 50th 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 Shorncliffe Road (CT20 2SH) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorncliffe Road (CT20 2SH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.