Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shorncliffe Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shorncliffe Road (CT20 3PR) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Cheriton average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorncliffe Road (CT20 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shorncliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quested Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mackenzie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broomfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckwith Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Hilda Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs St Hilda Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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