Total Crime Rate
1308.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
500.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worthington Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Buckland , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worthington Street (CT17 9AF) in the last 12 months was 1308.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1110.3% 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 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 500.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worthington Street (CT17 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 74 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 | Shoplifting | Edwards Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chapel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwards Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edwards Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edwards Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edwards Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Durham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwards Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Godwyne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Godwyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adrian Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adrian Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adrian Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Adrian Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Military Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Godwyne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwards Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Effingham Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Worthington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worthington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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