Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Victoria Park area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 101st highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Park (CT16 1QS) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Buckland average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Park (CT16 1QS), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Street. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douro Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leyburne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canons Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashen Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Canons Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
Apr 2026Other theft Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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