Crime Rates at Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2AS

Cheriton Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Broadmead , and the 50th 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 2AS) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Broadmead average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Gardens (CT20 2AS), 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.