Crime Rate in Eastry Rural, ward

Eastry Rural has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Dover district and the 1942nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 350th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Eastry Rural in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Dover district average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Eastry Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Eastry Rural ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Albion Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.