Crime Rates at Shooters Hill, Dover, CT17 0EF

Shooters Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 17th 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 Shooters Hill (CT17 0EF) in the last 12 months was 304.7 per 1,000 residents and was 197.5% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 163.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shooters Hill (CT17 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Tree Avenue, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matthew'S Place (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.