Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 40.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leyburne Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leyburne Road (CT16 1SH) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Buckland average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 395.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburne Road (CT16 1SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pencester Road, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leyburne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlemount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Godwyne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godwyne Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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