Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • 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

Somerset Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Middle Deal , and the 127th highest 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 Somerset Road (CT14 7TD) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher than the Middle Deal average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (CT14 7TD), the main crime hotspot is near Freemen'S Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemen'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Freemen'S Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemen'S Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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