Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 35.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

White Post Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Little Stour & Ashstone , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around White Post Gardens (CT3 2AE) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Post Gardens (CT3 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Becket Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Garden Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in White Post Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cherry Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Gardners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft White Post Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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