Crime Rate in Buckland, ward

Buckland has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Dover district and the 1677th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Buckland in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Dover district average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Buckland’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 381 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 417 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Buckland ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Crabble Meadows, with 60 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Mayfield Avenue (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.