Total Crime Rate

172.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.2 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 172.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Bunkers Hill Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 46th 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 Bunkers Hill Road (CT17 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 172.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunkers Hill Road (CT17 0JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crabble Meadows, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coombe Valley Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bunkers Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Valley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunker'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oswald Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabble Meadows Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lukes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunkers Hill Road
Apr 2026Other crime Bunkers Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bunkers Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bunkers Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bunkers Hill Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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