Total Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rectory Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Eastry Rural , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 365 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 Rectory Road (CT14 9LY) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Eastry Rural average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Road (CT14 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pilots Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Diana Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastry Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bowser Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warden House Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warden House Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warden House Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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