Total Crime Rate

153.9 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hamilton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 56th 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 Hamilton Road (CT17 0DA) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Road (CT17 0DA), 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 Hamilton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astor Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbour View Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harbour View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coombe Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coombe Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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