Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.4 9/10
  • Other theft 57.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Balfour Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Middle Deal , and the 65th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

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 Balfour Road (CT14 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% higher than the Middle Deal average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (CT14 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Owen Square. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Owen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A258 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herschell Road West Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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