Total Crime Rate

373.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 373.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Drugs 51.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Martins Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maxton & Elms Vale , and the 13th highest crime rate of 365 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 St Martins Gardens (CT17 9UX) in the last 12 months was 373.1 per 1,000 residents and was 513.5% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 177.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Gardens (CT17 9UX), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Road. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Station Approach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Priory
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Station Approach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Station Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priory Station Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priory Station Approach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priory Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norman Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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