Total Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cromwell Park Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 80th 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 Cromwell Park Place (CT20 3SD) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 194.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Park Place (CT20 3SD), 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 Cromwell Park Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurkha Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrison Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Burgoyne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Military Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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