Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kestrel Walk area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 99th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kestrel Walk (CT18 7RY) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Walk (CT18 7RY), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kestrel Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Corbett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fraser Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Geddes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibraltar Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbett Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geddes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gibraltar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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