Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 150.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Kimberley Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 57th highest crime rate of 365 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 Kimberley Close (CT16 2JW) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimberley Close (CT16 2JW), the main crime hotspot is near Winnipeg Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Natal Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Natal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunedin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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