Crime Rate in Maxton & Elms Vale, ward

Maxton & Elms Vale has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Dover district and the 3514th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 598th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Maxton & Elms Vale in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Dover district average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Maxton & Elms Vale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Maxton & Elms Vale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Approach Road, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Queens Avenue (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.