Total Crime Rate

548.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 548.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 326.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Roman Way area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 5th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Way (CT19 4JX) in the last 12 months was 548.4 per 1,000 residents and was 583.6% higher than the Cheriton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Way (CT19 4JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheriton Interchange, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchell Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Roman Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samian Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Interchange —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samian Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samian Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Firs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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