Crime Rates at Russell Street, Dover, CT16 1PY

Russell Street 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 Russell Street (CT16 1PY) 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 Russell Street (CT16 1PY), 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.