Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsdown Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 365 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 Kingsdown Road (CT14 8AR) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe average (41.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. 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 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsdown Road (CT14 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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