Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 2BB
How much crime is recorded in CT16 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckland & St Radigunds
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
CT16 2BBDover
How safe is CT16 2BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 2BB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 2BBNational
Violence and sexual offences54.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Burglary2.99.1
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs2.22.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other theft1.34.5
Public order0.94.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.