Total Crime Rate

184.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 184.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Buckland Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 43rd 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 Buckland Avenue (CT16 2NP) in the last 12 months was 184.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckland Avenue (CT16 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crabble Meadows, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lukes Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magdala Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oswald Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabble Meadows Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crabble Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunker'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lukes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mangers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mangers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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