Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 1RL
How much crime is recorded in CT16 1RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dover East
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
CT16 1RLDover
How safe is CT16 1RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 100.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 1RL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
100.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
351
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 1RLNational
Shoplifting102.18.4
Violence and sexual offences83.823.6
Anti-social behaviour82.110.7
Criminal damage and arson21.84.7
Burglary19.09.1
Public order13.44.6
Drugs13.02.4
Other theft12.44.5
Possession of weapons4.50.9
Robbery3.91.4
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.