Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 49th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Crescent (CT16 1DU) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 170.8% higher than the Maxton & Elms Vale average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (β‰ˆ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Crescent (CT16 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worthington Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Dofras Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edwards Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Park Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dofras Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maison Dieu Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Branch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Templar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodfellow Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maison Dieu Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maison Dieu Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dofras Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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