Total Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4.4 1/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Martins Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 7th 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 St Martins Road (CT20 3LA) in the last 12 months was 4.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% lower than the Cheriton average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around St Martins Road (CT20 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheriton Interchange, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchell Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Martins Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Interchange —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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