Total Crime Rate

178.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 178.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 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

Birdwood Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Eastry Rural , and the 40th highest crime rate of 365 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 178.5 per 1,000 residents and was 312.1% higher than the Eastry Rural average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 123.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdwood Avenue (CT14 9RX), the main crime hotspot is near Birdwood Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birdwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hunters Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warden House Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warden House Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warden House Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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