Total Crime Rate

1308.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1308.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 500.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 394.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 271.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 264.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 108.7 10/10
  • Public order 79.7 10/10
  • Drugs 65.2 10/10
  • Other theft 39.9 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.5 10/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Courtyard 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 Queens Courtyard (CT17 9BF) 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 Queens Courtyard (CT17 9BF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Courtyard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stembrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladywell —
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Western Docks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwards Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adrian Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Pencester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwards Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pencester Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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