Total Crime Rate

626.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

229.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 626.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 229.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 220.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.8 8/10
  • Other theft 48.6 10/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 1.7 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 6th 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 High Street (CT16 1DP) in the last 12 months was 626.7 per 1,000 residents and was 975.4% higher than the Maxton & Elms Vale average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 229.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CT16 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Station Approach Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maison Dieu Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maison Dieu Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maison Dieu Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dofras Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Park Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Effingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladywell
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Station Approach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crafford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dover Priory Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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