Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Staple Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Little Stour & Ashstone , and the 178th 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 Staple Road (CT3 1LP) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

Crime Over Time in Staple Road area

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Data Sources

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