Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne
Middle areaSouth Dover. 6,768 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 32 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne at a rate of 64.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.8 per 1,000 people across Dover.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 82 |
| Shoplifting | 64 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
| Other crime | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne at a rate of 64.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.8 per 1,000 people across Dover.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (123), anti-social behaviour (82) and shoplifting (64).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dover
These figures are published for the whole of Dover, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dover and not Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne alone. See Dover
Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne in brief
The median price paid for a home in Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne was £297,500 in 2025.
Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne had 6,689 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne, 76.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.