Total Crime Rate

319.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 319.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 147.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bowden Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cheriton , and the 13th 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 Bowden Crescent (CT20 3TR) in the last 12 months was 319.0 per 1,000 residents and was 350.9% higher than the Cheriton average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 105.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowden Crescent (CT20 3TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheriton Interchange (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowden Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samian Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Cheriton Interchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheriton Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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