Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shotfield Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Little Stour & Ashstone , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shotfield Close (CT3 1EG) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Little Stour & Ashstone average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shotfield Close (CT3 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shotfield Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Downs (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Downs | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shotfield Close | Under investigation |
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