Crime Rates at The Paddock, Dover, CT16 1RN

The Paddock area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 9th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Paddock (CT16 1RN) in the last 12 months was 496.6 per 1,000 residents and was 359.5% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 241.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddock (CT16 1RN), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.