Total Crime Rate

222.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 222.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ross Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 25th 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 Ross Way (CT20 3UJ) in the last 12 months was 222.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Way (CT20 3UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gurkha Way. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ross Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckwith Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mackenzie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurkha Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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