Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 91.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waddington Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 90th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waddington Drive (CT18 7NU) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Cheriton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddington Drive (CT18 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aspen Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waddington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Downs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haven Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Defiant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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