Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 230.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birdwood Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Eastry Rural , and the 29th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birdwood Avenue (CT14 9RX) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 425.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 150.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdwood Avenue (CT14 9RX), 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 Birdwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Travers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Travers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delane Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Travers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Travers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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