Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT15 7BA
How much crime is recorded in CT15 7BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,456 (2024)
CT15 7BADover
How safe is CT15 7BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT15 7BA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CT15 7BANational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary12.69.1
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.