Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 149.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 86.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Crabble Hill area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 58th 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 Crabble Hill (CT17 0FA) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Buckland average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crabble Hill (CT17 0FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crabble Meadows, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lukes Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crabble Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bunkers Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bunkers Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunker'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lukes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabble Meadows Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Hill Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Dodd'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oswald Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bunkers Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bunkers Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodd'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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