Total Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 155.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Scholars Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Middle Deal , and the 54th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scholars Close (CT14 9FA) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 122.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scholars Close (CT14 9FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freemen'S Way, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamilton Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Scholars Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemen'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allenby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemen'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Freemen'S Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milldale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milldale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Allenby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drum Major Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemens Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tudor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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