Crime Rate in Little Stour & Ashstone, ward

Little Stour & Ashstone has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Dover district and the 1631st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 275th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Little Stour & Ashstone in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Dover district average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Little Stour & Ashstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 144 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Little Stour & Ashstone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Molland Lea. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.