Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 116th lowest 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 The Street (CT18 7DF) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Cheriton average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (CT18 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parker Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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