Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mayfield Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 74th 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 Mayfield Avenue (CT16 2PH) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Avenue (CT16 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Tree Avenue, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mayfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Montreal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Crescent 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Winnipeg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winnipeg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place 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 2026Public order Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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