Total Crime Rate
120.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goodban Square area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Little Stour & Ashstone , and the 76th highest crime rate of 365 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 Goodban Square (CT3 2ER) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 199.2% higher than the Little Stour & Ashstone average (40.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goodban Square (CT3 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holness Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Little Stour & Ashstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lay Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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