Total Crime Rate

426.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.7 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 426.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 229.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Dolphin Passage area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 11th highest crime rate of 362 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 Dolphin Passage (CT16 1PP) in the last 12 months was 426.9 per 1,000 residents and was 295.0% higher than the Buckland average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolphin Passage (CT16 1PP), 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 Dolphin Passage area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bench Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adrian Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bench Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Passage
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flying Horse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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