Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Coolinge Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 93rd 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 Coolinge Lane (CT20 3QT) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coolinge Lane (CT20 3QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coolinge Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hythe Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandwich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandwich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coolinge Lane
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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