Total Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowper Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dover Downs & River , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (CT17 0PG) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Dover Downs & River average (38.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowper Road (CT17 0PG), 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 Dover Downs & River| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spinney | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Lea Gardens | — |
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