Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT17 9PL
How much crime is recorded in CT17 9PL, 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
- 1,423 (2024)
CT17 9PLDover
How safe is CT17 9PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT17 9PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
CT17 9PLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.84.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.