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

Castlemount 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 Castlemount Road (CT16 1TX) 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 Castlemount Road (CT16 1TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pencester Road, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castlemount Road area

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

Data Sources

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