Total Crime Rate
173.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Delf Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Eastry Rural , and the 44th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Delf Street (CT13 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 300.2% higher than the Eastry Rural average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Delf Street (CT13 9BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tannery Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moat Sole (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastry Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tannery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Wall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Wall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Butchery | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Sole | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tannery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tannery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tannery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delf Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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