Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in North Deal , and the 141st highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (CT14 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the North Deal average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (CT14 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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