Total Crime Rate

406.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.5 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 406.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 9th 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 (CT20 1BU) in the last 12 months was 406.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% higher than the Folkestone Central average (229.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 213.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Road (CT20 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 46 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 (30/128)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ingles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleydell Gardens —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Longford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darlington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millfield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Cliff Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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