Total Crime Rate

1460.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1460.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 467.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 308.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 260.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 115.9 10/10
  • Public order 94.2 10/10
  • Other theft 65.2 10/10
  • Drugs 50.7 10/10
  • Burglary 39.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.0 10/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Caves Court area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 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 Caves Court (CT16 1AN) in the last 12 months was 1460.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1325.4% 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 35.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 590.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caves Court (CT16 1AN), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caves Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pencester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Effingham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Effingham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harold Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Effingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pencester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pencester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pencester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pencester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pencester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Effingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Effingham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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