Total Crime Rate
317.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheriton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 14th 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 Cheriton Road (CT20 1BU) in the last 12 months was 317.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Folkestone Central average (234.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheriton Road (CT20 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Folkestone Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Longford Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cheriton Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Cliff Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bouverie Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bouverie Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheriton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cheriton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheriton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pleydell Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folkestone Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bouverie Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Darby Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coolinge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Darlington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alexandra Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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