Total Crime Rate
161.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lister Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Eastry Rural , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lister Close (CT14 9AN) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 267.7% higher than the Eastry Rural average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lister Close (CT14 9AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allenby Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowling Green Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Allenby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allenby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bowling Green Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bowling Green Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tudor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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