Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 101.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 88th 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 South Road (CT17 0DN) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (CT17 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Astor Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curzon Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Burgh Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Meadow —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Meadow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Curzon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auden Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shooter'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douglas Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curzon Road —
Apr 2026Public order Curzon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Abbots Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auden Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Astor Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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