Total Crime Rate

563.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 563.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 295.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 8th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leyburne Road (CT16 1SL) in the last 12 months was 563.4 per 1,000 residents and was 450.0% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (β‰ˆ 316.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburne Road (CT16 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Pencester Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leyburne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edwards Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlemount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laureston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyburne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stembrook Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godwyne Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pencester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pencester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pencester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pencester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pencester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pencester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pencester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pencester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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