Total Crime Rate

148.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 47th 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 Gardens (CT20 2AP) in the last 12 months was 148.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Gardens (CT20 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 270 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheriton Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Longford Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2033
Sep 2025Other theft Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cheriton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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