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Crime in CT16 9

How much crime is recorded in CT16 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dover
Region
South East
Population
4,752 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT16 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT16 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Shoplifting13.88.4
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft5.24.5
Drugs3.22.4
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% 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.

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