Total Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Place area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Place (CT17 0ET) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Place (CT17 0ET), 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 George Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magdala Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Erith Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbour View Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harbour View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coombe Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coombe Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A256 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cherry Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shooter'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowther Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cherry Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Herbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cherry Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magdala Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cherry Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Avenue

Data Sources

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