Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barton Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 127th 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 Barton Road (CT16 2LX) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (CT16 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlton Green, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matthew'S Place (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Charlton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthew'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Churchill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightingale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Branch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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