Total Crime Rate

373.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 373.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Drugs 51.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 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

Priory Gate Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 13th 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 Priory Gate Road (CT17 9SA) in the last 12 months was 373.1 per 1,000 residents and was 513.5% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 177.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Gate Road (CT17 9SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Gate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Burgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Burgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maison Dieu Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maison Dieu Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maison Dieu Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Effingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road

Data Sources

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