Total Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rectory Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Eastry Rural , and the 147th 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 9NB) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher than the Eastry Rural average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Road (CT14 9NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brenchley Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elizabeth Carter Avenue (9 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarke'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bowser Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Carter Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarke'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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