Total Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dover Downs & River , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (CT15 7JP) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Dover Downs & River average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (CT15 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hope Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dover| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warren Lane | Under investigation |
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