Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 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 83.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pardoners Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 114th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pardoners Way (CT16 2DE) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pardoners Way (CT16 2DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elysium Park Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friars Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pardoners Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlsden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodd'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dodd'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elysium Park Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elysium Park Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elysium Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elysium Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elysium Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elysium Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Friars Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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