Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Albert Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 96th 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 Albert Road (CT16 1RD) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (CT16 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dofras Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Branch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul'S Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Charlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Street

Data Sources

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