Total Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Templar Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Dover Downs & River , and the 151st highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Templar Road (CT16 3DL) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% higher than the Dover Downs & River average (38.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Templar Road (CT16 3DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downhill Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dover Downs & River| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downhill Close | Under investigation |
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