Total Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paddock Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 106th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Paddock Close (CT20 3RF) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paddock Close (CT20 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B2064 (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Audley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawrence Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coombe Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sandwich Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eversley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B2064 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B2064 | Under investigation |
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