Total Crime Rate

168.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Anselm Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 48th highest crime rate of 362 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 Anselm Road (CT17 0DF) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% higher than the Buckland average (108.1 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anselm Road (CT17 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Coombe Valley Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anselm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douglas Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noah'S Ark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinless Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Valley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chamberlain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anselm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anselm Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whinless Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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