Total Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 175.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Cheriton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 38th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheriton Road (CT19 5HD) in the last 12 months was 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Road (CT19 5HD), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cheriton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsnorth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Park West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road —
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Data Sources

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