Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dennes Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Walland & Denge Marsh , and the 87th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dennes Lane (TN29 9JU) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher than the Walland & Denge Marsh average (64.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dennes Lane (TN29 9JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dennes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Copperfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft George Wood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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