Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Trunley Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 115th 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 Trunley Way (CT18 7SD) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trunley Way (CT18 7SD), 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 Trunley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fraser Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geddes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trunley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Geddes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibraltar Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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