Total Crime Rate

1529.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

336.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1529.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 780.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 336.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 206.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.2 10/10
  • Public order 49.3 10/10
  • Other theft 35.9 10/10
  • Burglary 31.4 10/10
  • Robbery 31.4 10/10
  • Other crime 22.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Street area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 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 King Street (CT16 1NU) in the last 12 months was 1529.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1315.0% higher than the Buckland average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 336.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (CT16 1NU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashen Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Pencester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Passage —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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