Total Crime Rate

432.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

252.5 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 432.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 252.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 226.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Birch Wood Rise area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 10th highest crime rate of 362 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 Birch Wood Rise (CT17 9TH) in the last 12 months was 432.8 per 1,000 residents and was 642.6% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 252.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Wood Rise (CT17 9TH), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Wood Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Station Approach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Centre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priory Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dover Priory Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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