Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 48.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Charles Crescent area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Crescent (CT19 4NF) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Cheriton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Crescent (CT19 4NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dennis Way, where police recorded 30 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 Charles Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road
Apr 2026Drugs Weymouth Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weymouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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