Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 47.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Primrose Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 155th lowest 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 Primrose Road (CT17 0FP) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Road (CT17 0FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crabble Meadows, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Macdonald Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bunkers Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbour View Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft A256 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harbour View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Primrose Place Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabble Meadows β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdala Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lukes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabble Meadows β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magdala Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magdala Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabble Meadows β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabble Meadows β€”

Data Sources

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