Total Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cheriton Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 114th 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 Cheriton Road (CT19 4AT) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Broadmead average (133.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Road (CT19 4AT), the main crime hotspot is near Morehall Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheriton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shorncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beachborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Trimworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trimworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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