Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.6 3/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tolsford Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 84th lowest 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 Tolsford Close (CT19 4JY) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Cheriton average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ).

In the area around Tolsford Close (CT19 4JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchell Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tolsford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cheriton Interchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation

Data Sources

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