Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Godwyne 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 Godwyne Road (CT16 1RY) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Godwyne Road (CT16 1RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pencester Road, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worthington Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Godwyne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwards Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwyne Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Effingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwyne Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwards Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwards Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Godwyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Pencester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Gardens Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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