Total Crime Rate

176.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 176.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 41st highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CT16 1DR) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CT16 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worthington Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worthington Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worthington Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worthington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godwyne Close —
Sep 2025Public order Hewitt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodfellow Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worthington Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dofras Place Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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