Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 2EJ
How much crime is recorded in CT16 2EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckland & St Radigunds
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
CT16 2EJDover
How safe is CT16 2EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 2EJ 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
57.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 2EJNational
Violence and sexual offences51.123.6
Anti-social behaviour35.510.7
Criminal damage and arson17.34.7
Public order8.84.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Burglary4.59.1
Other crime4.31.5
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs2.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.