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

Market Square 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 Market Square (CT16 1NH) 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 Market Square (CT16 1NH), 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 Market Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Durham Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maison Dieu Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edwards Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bench Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bench Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cannon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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