Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tower Hamlets Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 95th highest crime rate of 365 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 Tower Hamlets Road (CT17 0DT) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Hamlets Road (CT17 0DT), 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 Tower Hamlets Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priory Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Priory
Sep 2025Drugs Churchill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthew'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Burgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curzon Road 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Curzon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curzon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Branch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road

Data Sources

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