Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eversley Park area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eversley Park (CT20 3FE) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Cheriton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eversley Park (CT20 3FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandwich Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hook Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sandgate & West Folkestone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sandwich Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Audley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Highland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eversley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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