Total Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawksdown area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawksdown (CT14 7PH) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawksdown (CT14 7PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Acre Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roselands (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walmer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roselands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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