Crime Rates at Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, CT19 4QJ

Cheriton High Street 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 Cheriton High Street (CT19 4QJ) 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 Cheriton High Street (CT19 4QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheriton Interchange, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canada Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.