Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Davids Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 78th highest crime rate of 365 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 St Davids Avenue (CT17 9HN) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Davids Avenue (CT17 9HN), the main crime hotspot is near St Patricks Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Davids Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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