Crime Rates at Guilford Avenue, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3HF

Guilford Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 176th highest crime rate of 362 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 Guilford Avenue (CT16 3HF) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guilford Avenue (CT16 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grace Meadow, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Acre (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.