Sandgate & West Folkestone vs Shepway

Sandgate & West Folkestone has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,577 crimes in the last 12 months. Shepway has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,479 crimes. Sandgate & West Folkestone scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sandgate & West Folkestone shows a year-on-year crime trend of +19.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Shepway shows +26.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sandgate & West Folkestone, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (555 incidents). In Shepway, it is Violent Crime (514 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sandgate & West Folkestone recorded 255 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shepway recorded 289. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sandgate & West Folkestone totalled 555 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 514 in Shepway. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sandgate & West Folkestone recorded 1,318 crimes (now 1,577, a change of +19.7%). Shepway recorded 1,172 crimes previously (now 1,479, +26.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Sandgate & West Folkestone has a resolution rate of 37.7% and Shepway has 27%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Sandgate & West Folkestone falls within the Kent Police boundary. Shepway is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Sandgate & West Folkestone and Shepway. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.