Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 3QS
How much crime is recorded in CT16 3QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kearsney, River & Whitfield
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,176 (2024)
CT16 3QSDover
How safe is CT16 3QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 3QS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 3QSNational
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.42.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.