Crime Rates at Buckland Avenue, Dover, CT16 2NR

Buckland Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 80th 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 2NR) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckland Avenue (CT16 2NR), 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.