Crime Rate in Middle Deal, ward

Middle Deal has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Dover district and the 2848th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 378th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Middle Deal in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Dover district average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Middle Deal’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 290 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 320 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Middle Deal ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stockdale Gardens. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.