Total Crime Rate

399.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 399.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 223.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.1 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shooters Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 14th 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 Shooters Hill (CT17 0EF) in the last 12 months was 399.1 per 1,000 residents and was 269.3% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 244.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% 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 45 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 Shooters Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul'S Place —
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magdala Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bartholomew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Limes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Burgh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Meadow —
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Data Sources

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