Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westland Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 76th 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 Westland Way (CT18 7PW) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westland Way (CT18 7PW), the main crime hotspot is near Defiant Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westland Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defiant Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defiant Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swann Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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