Total Crime Rate
164.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street 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 High Street (CT16 1EB) 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 (≈ 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 High Street (CT16 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Station Approach Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maxton & Elms Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hewitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Station Approach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Station Approach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Station Approach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Priory Station Approach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Priory Station Approach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Effingham Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Effingham Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Effingham Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Effingham Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodfellow Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ladywell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomew Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomew Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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