Total Crime Rate

164.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.1 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 164.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beaconsfield Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 51st highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaconsfield Avenue (CT16 2LT) in the last 12 months was 164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaconsfield Avenue (CT16 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaconsfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul'S Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paul'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Branch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthew'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Limes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Street

Data Sources

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