Total Crime Rate

113.6 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 113.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 28.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Park Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 74th 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 Park Close (CT18 7QD) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Close (CT18 7QD), the main crime hotspot is near Hurricane Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Megone Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defiant Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hurricane Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swann Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stansfeld Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spitfire Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defiant Close —
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Data Sources

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