Total Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Durban Crescent area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 154th 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 Durban Crescent (CT16 2JP) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durban Crescent (CT16 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kimberley Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Auckland Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dover| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durban Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Natal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kimberley Close | — |
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