Crime Rates at Samphire Court, Dover, CT16 1AJ

Samphire Court area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Samphire Court (CT16 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Buckland average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samphire Court (CT16 1AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.