Crime Rates at Encombe, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3DE

Encombe area has the 28th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 97th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Encombe (CT20 3DE) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Encombe (CT20 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Lawn Gardens, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Encombe (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.