Total Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lyndhurst Road area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndhurst Road (CT17 0NH) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyndhurst Road (CT17 0NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dove Lea Gardens, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Lea Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byllan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spinney | Under investigation |
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