Total Crime Rate

447.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 447.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.4 10/10
  • Other theft 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heights Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 11th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heights Terrace (CT17 9DU) in the last 12 months was 447.8 per 1,000 residents and was 636.3% higher than the Maxton & Elms Vale average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 150.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heights Terrace (CT17 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near Clarendon Place. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heights Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Clarendon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Westbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Citadel Crescent —
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Data Sources

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