Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burch Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Eastry Rural , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burch Avenue (CT13 0AX) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Eastry Rural average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burch Avenue (CT13 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwood Meadow. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Cross Lees Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Bart'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Bart'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honfleur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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