Total Crime Rate

1345.3 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 1345.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 587.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 282.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 165.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.2 10/10
  • Public order 67.3 10/10
  • Other theft 53.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • 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

St James 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 St James Street (CT16 1QD) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 St James Street (CT16 1QD), 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 St James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bench Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bench Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stembrook Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bench Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laureston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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