Crime Rates at Biggin Street, Dover, CT16 1DB

Biggin Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 362 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 Biggin Street (CT16 1DB) in the last 12 months was 1308.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1110.3% higher than the Buckland average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 500.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biggin Street (CT16 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Street (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.