Total Crime Rate

222.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 155.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheriton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 26th 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 Road (CT19 5HE) in the last 12 months was 222.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% higher than the Broadmead average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 190.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Road (CT19 5HE), the main crime hotspot is near Radnor Park Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheriton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Folkestone Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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