Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cheriton Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 150th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheriton Road (CT19 4BT) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Road (CT19 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Wells Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cheriton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broomfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Surrenden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2064 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2064 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoddart Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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