Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Road (CT17 9QW) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% higher than the Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne average (42.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (CT17 9QW), the main crime hotspot is near Monins Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2011 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Monins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Westbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Underdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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