Crime Rate in Cheriton, ward

Cheriton has the 5th highest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 3310th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 471st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cheriton in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cheriton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 393 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 447 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cheriton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 97 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Canada Close (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.