Total Crime Rate
447.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Channel View Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 11th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Channel View Road (CT17 9TW) in the last 12 months was 447.8 per 1,000 residents and was 636.3% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 150.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Channel View Road (CT17 9TW), the main crime hotspot is near Hawkesbury Street. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maxton & Elms Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkesbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkesbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hawkesbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkesbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawkesbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawkesbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawkesbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawkesbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawkesbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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