Crime Rates at The Linces, Dover, CT16 2BL

The Linces area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 63rd 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 The Linces (CT16 2BL) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Linces (CT16 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheridan Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Toronto Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.