Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 2NU
How much crime is recorded in CT16 2NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckland & St Radigunds
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
How safe is CT16 2NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 2NU area, broadly in line with 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 2NUNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.72.4
Burglary2.79.1
Public order2.04.6
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 50% 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.