Total Crime Rate

85.0 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 85.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

White Horse Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 101st 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 White Horse Hill (CT18 7AL) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Cheriton average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Horse Hill (CT18 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Horse Hill, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coombe Wood Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in White Horse Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Horse Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Horse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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