Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sandgate Hill area has the 38th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandgate Hill (CT20 3AX) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Hill (CT20 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lachlan Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandgate Hill (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandgate Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandgate Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lachlan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lister Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Riviera Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandgate Hill Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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