Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 125th 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 The Street (CT18 7DF) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Cheriton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (CT18 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fernfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fernfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clouston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Perrot Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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