Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • 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 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
  • 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

Melbourne Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 104th 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 Melbourne Avenue (CT16 2EB) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Avenue (CT16 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hirst Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Aspen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hirst Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fulbert Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Aspen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rokesley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Peverell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rokesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rokesley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycherley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Antelope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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