Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 1LS
How much crime is recorded in CT16 1LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dover East
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,135 (2024)
CT16 1LSDover
How safe is CT16 1LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 1LS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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).
CT16 1LSNational
Violence and sexual offences42.823.6
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Other theft7.64.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other crime6.11.5
Drugs5.62.4
Burglary5.39.1
Public order4.24.6
Shoplifting3.58.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.