Postcode district · Dover
Crime in CT17
How much crime is recorded in CT17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 34,181 (2024)
CT17Postcode district · Dover
How safe is CT17
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT17, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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).
CT17National
Violence and sexual offences39.423.6
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Shoplifting17.48.4
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft5.94.5
Drugs4.02.4
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.