Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Dover 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 8HE) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe average (40.3 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 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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