Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 29.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Washington Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 88th highest crime rate of 365 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 Washington Close (CT16 2BS) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher than the Buckland average (102.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washington Close (CT16 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Sheridan Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Washington Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dodd'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winant Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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