Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.7 6/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe , and the 175th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CT15 6AT) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher than the Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe average (41.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CT15 6AT), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsdown Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reach Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingsdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsend Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Townsend Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Close —
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Data Sources

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