Crime Rates at Gloster Ropewalk, Dover, CT17 9ES

Gloster Ropewalk area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 131st highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloster Ropewalk (CT17 9ES) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloster Ropewalk (CT17 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Citadel Crescent, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloster Ropewalk (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.