Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Risborough Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 110th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Risborough Lane (CT20 3LX) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Cheriton average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Risborough Lane (CT20 3LX), the main crime hotspot is near North Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Risborough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mackenzie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckwith Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Burgoyne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrison Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Military Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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