Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Esplanade area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 116th lowest 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 The Esplanade (CT20 3DX) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 8 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Esplanade (CT20 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Place, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Bay (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Esplanade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helena Corniche —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Helena Corniche Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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