Total Crime Rate

300.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 300.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Priory Gate Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 19th 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 Priory Gate Road (CT17 9SA) in the last 12 months was 300.6 per 1,000 residents and was 415.9% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 149.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% 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 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Road (61 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
Apr 2026Drugs Durham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Military Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Military Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Military Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priory Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Burgh Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Burgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Burgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dover Priory Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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