Total Crime Rate

542.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

267.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 542.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 267.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 253.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.3 10/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castlemount Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 7th highest crime rate of 362 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 542.3 per 1,000 residents and was 401.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 267.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% 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 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castlemount Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Godwyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlemount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godwyne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwyne Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Pencester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwyne Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stembrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leyburne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castlemount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlemount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolphin Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashen Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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