Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dryden Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 144th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dryden Road (CT16 2BX) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Road (CT16 2BX), 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 Dryden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elysium Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dodd'S Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winant Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elysium Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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