Total Crime Rate
765.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheriton Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central , and the 4th 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 Place (CT20 2AY) in the last 12 months was 765.3 per 1,000 residents and was 226.1% higher than the Folkestone Central average (234.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 89 (β 227.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheriton Place (CT20 2AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 240 crimes here, including 80 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 | Shakespeare Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bouverie Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bouverie Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Cliff Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cheriton Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A2033 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A2033 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shakespeare Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A2033 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A2033 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingles Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.