Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 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 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Salisbury Mews area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 126th 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 Salisbury Mews (CT19 4FA) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Mews (CT19 4FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodfield Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Salisbury Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoddart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Weymouth Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weymouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road —
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Data Sources

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