Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitfield Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitfield Avenue (CT16 2AG) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Avenue (CT16 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crabble Meadows, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magdala Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oswald Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodd'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dodd'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabble Meadows Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunker'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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