Crime Rates at Hillcrest Road, Kingsdown, Deal, CT14 8EB

Hillcrest Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Road (CT14 8EB) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (CT14 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.