Total Crime Rate

525.7 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 525.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 205.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 35.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • 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

Castle Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 9th highest crime rate of 365 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 Castle Street (CT16 1PU) in the last 12 months was 525.7 per 1,000 residents and was 413.2% higher than the Buckland average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 177.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (CT16 1PU), 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 Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Townwall Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Public order Harold Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maison Dieu Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Passage —
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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