Total Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pine Way 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 Pine Way (CT19 4QL) 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 Pine Way (CT19 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodfield Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Weymouth Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appledore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Weymouth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weymouth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weymouth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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