Total Crime Rate

796.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 796.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 244.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 242.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.6 10/10
  • Other theft 41.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

De Burgh Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 3rd 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 De Burgh Street (CT17 0BN) in the last 12 months was 796.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1209.4% 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 Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (β‰ˆ 301.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Burgh Street (CT17 0BN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in De Burgh Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Templar Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Priory β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shooter'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Burgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maison Dieu Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maison Dieu Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maison Dieu Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Hamlets Street β€”

Data Sources

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