Crime Rates at Lorne Road, Dover, CT16 2HG

Lorne Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 86th 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 Lorne Road (CT16 2HG) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lorne Road (CT16 2HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Tree Avenue, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.