Total Crime Rate

401.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.3 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 401.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Other theft 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.1 10/10
  • Other crime 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • 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

Channel View Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 13th highest crime rate of 362 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 401.4 per 1,000 residents and was 588.7% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Channel View Road (CT17 9TW), the main crime hotspot is near Hawkesbury Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Channel View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkesbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkesbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkesbury Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Centre Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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