Crime Rates at Priory Hill, Dover, CT17 0AD

Priory Hill area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 107th highest crime rate of 362 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 Priory Hill (CT17 0AD) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Hill (CT17 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Road (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.