Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Aspen Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dover Downs & River , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 362 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 Aspen Drive (CT16 2EX) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Dover Downs & River average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspen Drive (CT16 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Rokesley Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aspen Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peverell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elysium Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elysium Park Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Peverell Road Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Peverell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rokesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rokesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antelope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elysium Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulbert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbert Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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