Total Crime Rate

175.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 175.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devonshire Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (CT17 0AX) in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% higher than the Buckland average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (CT17 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Chamberlain Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astor Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbour View Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harbour View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowther Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Auden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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