Total Crime Rate

88.2 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 88.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Fenner Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 95th 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 Fenner Close (CT20 3NH) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fenner Close (CT20 3NH), the main crime hotspot is near Gurkha Way. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fenner Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurkha Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hythe Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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