Crime Rates at Hillside Road, Dover, CT17 0JQ

Hillside Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Road (CT17 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Road (CT17 0JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crabble Meadows, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lukes Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.