Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Coast Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Walland & Denge Marsh , and the 116th 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 Coast Drive (TN29 9PD) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher than the Walland & Denge Marsh average (65.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coast Drive (TN29 9PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lade Fort Crescent, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Williamson Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coast Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williamson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williamson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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