Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 3EU
How much crime is recorded in CT16 3EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kearsney, River & Whitfield
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,517 (2024)
CT16 3EUDover
How safe is CT16 3EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 3EU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 3EUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Shoplifting13.88.4
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.