Crime Rate in Cheriton, ward

Cheriton has the 4th highest crime rate of 13 wards in Folkestone and Hythe district and the 2580th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 344th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cheriton in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Folkestone and Hythe district average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cheriton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 39.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 420 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cheriton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 123 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Canada Close (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.