Total Crime Rate

765.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 765.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 239.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
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 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 2AZ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 2AZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cheriton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Longford Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cheriton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Cliff Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Cheriton Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coolinge Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coolinge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Longford Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folkestone Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingles Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Square —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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