Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 2DF
How much crime is recorded in CT16 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckland & St Radigunds
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
CT16 2DFDover
How safe is CT16 2DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 2DF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 2DFNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Public order0.84.6
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.