Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 92.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

London Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 69th 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 London Road (CT17 0TX) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CT17 0TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Tree Avenue, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shooter'S Hill (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oswald Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shooter'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shooter'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magdala Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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