Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dover Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dover Road (CT14 8BP) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (CT14 8BP), the main crime hotspot is near Back Street. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe

Crime Over Time in Dover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Back Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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