Postcode district · Dover
Crime in CT15
How much crime is recorded in CT15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 32,028 (2024)
CT15Postcode district · Dover
How safe is CT15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT15, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CT15National
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft3.94.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.