Total Crime Rate
174.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goschen Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 45th 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 Goschen Road (CT17 0BA) in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goschen Road (CT17 0BA), the main crime hotspot is near Coombe Valley Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dover| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Curzon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Auden Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Douglas Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Auden Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chamberlain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Auden Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Astor Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Astor Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Astor Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Astor Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Astor Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Noah'S Ark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Valley Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anselm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Curzon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Curzon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anselm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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