Crime Rates at Douglas Road, Dover, CT17 0BB

Douglas 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 Douglas Road (CT17 0BB) 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 Douglas Road (CT17 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Astor Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curzon Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.