Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingly Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 113th highest crime rate of 362 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 Kingly Way (CT17 9LP) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingly Way (CT17 9LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Approach Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monins Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dover| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malmains Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Lane | Under investigation |
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