Total Crime Rate

127.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Castle Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Avenue (CT16 1HA) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Avenue (CT16 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodfellow Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dofras Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dofras Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dofras Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthew'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Branch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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