Total Crime Rate

134.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 134.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 13th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Broadmead , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheriton Road (CT19 5HE) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% higher than the Broadmead average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Road (CT19 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Mews, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cheriton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parkside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2034 —
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsnorth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Avereng Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Park West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Julian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Julian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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