Crime Rates at Lower Road, River, Dover, CT17 0QU

Lower Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dover Downs & River , and the 179th 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 Lower Road (CT17 0QU) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (CT17 0QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near River Dale (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.