Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Tower Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Street (CT17 0AW) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (CT17 0AW), the main crime hotspot is near Winchelsea Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shooter'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Abbots Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Burgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Burgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Burgh Street
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchelsea Road
Apr 2026Other theft Winchelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Winchelsea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Meadow
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Meadow
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Burgh Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auden Way
Apr 2026Public order Curzon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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