Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gaunts Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Eastry Rural , and the 161st highest crime rate of 362 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 Gaunts Close (CT14 9DA) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaunts Close (CT14 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Birdwood Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gaunts Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemens Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilots Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilots Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Davis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Davis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Davis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tormore Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilots Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilots Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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