Crime Rates at Folkestone Road, Dover, CT17 9SN

Folkestone Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 98th 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 Folkestone Road (CT17 9SN) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folkestone Road (CT17 9SN), the main crime hotspot is near Winchelsea Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.