Total Crime Rate
73.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stanley Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 126th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Road (CT19 4RL) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the Cheriton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanley Road (CT19 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weymouth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weymouth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Weymouth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Weymouth Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chilham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broomfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broomfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appledore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Taylor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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