Total Crime Rate
1345.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 2nd 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 King Street (CT16 1NU) in the last 12 months was 1345.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1213.2% higher than the Buckland average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (β 381.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 182.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (CT16 1NU), 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.
View Crime In Buckland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Taswell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pencester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bench Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bench Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwards Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edwards Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edwards Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edwards Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwards Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cambridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Western Docks | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen'S Gardens | Under investigation |
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