Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hillside Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 92nd 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 Hillside Road (CT17 0JG) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Road (CT17 0JG), 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 Hillside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabble Meadows Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Hill Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bunkers Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bunkers Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bunkers Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bunkers Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabble Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crabble Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabble Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabble Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crabble Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lukes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlsden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunker'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dodd'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodd'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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