Total Crime Rate

405.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 405.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Green Close area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dover Downs & River , and the 12th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Close (CT16 2FD) in the last 12 months was 405.4 per 1,000 residents and was 880.4% higher than the Dover Downs & River average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Close (CT16 2FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fulbert Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hirst Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Green Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulbert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elysium Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Elysium Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elysium Park Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elysium Park Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antelope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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