Total Crime Rate
113.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Telegraph Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Middle Deal , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 365 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 Telegraph Road (CT14 9DE) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% higher than the Middle Deal average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telegraph Road (CT14 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Stockdale Gardens. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Middle Deal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stockdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herschell Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stockdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stockdale Gardens | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockdale Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockdale Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B2056 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Telegraph Road | Under investigation |
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