Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hardwicke Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne , and the 122nd 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 Hardwicke Road (CT17 9QL) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwicke Road (CT17 9QL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hardwicke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Westbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malmains Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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