Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 73.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swingate Cottages area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe , and the 133rd highest 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 Swingate Cottages (CT15 5DP) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Swingate Cottages area

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