Total Crime Rate
447.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cambridge Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 11th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Terrace (CT16 1JT) in the last 12 months was 447.8 per 1,000 residents and was 636.3% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 150.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Terrace (CT16 1JT), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maxton & Elms Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bench Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bench Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Western Docks | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cambridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dolphin Passage | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adrian Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adrian Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adrian Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adrian Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adrian Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adrian Street | Under investigation |
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