Total Crime Rate

336.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 336.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant (CT17 9DB) 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 Mount Pleasant (CT17 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Priory Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Effingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladywell —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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