Crime Rates at Snargate Street, Dover, CT17 9BL

Snargate Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 16th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Snargate Street (CT17 9BL) in the last 12 months was 336.5 per 1,000 residents and was 477.5% higher than the Maxton & Elms Vale average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 197.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snargate Street (CT17 9BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Street (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.