Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 88.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Bartholomews Close 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 St Bartholomews Close (CT17 0BF) 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 St Bartholomews Close (CT17 0BF), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Bartholomews Close area

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

Data Sources

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