Crime Rates at Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2UD

Shorncliffe Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 66th 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 2UD) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorncliffe Road (CT20 2UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plain Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.