Postcode district · Dover
Crime in CT16
How much crime is recorded in CT16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 36,809 (2024)
CT16Postcode district · Dover
How safe is CT16
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT16, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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).
CT16National
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.910.7
Shoplifting14.58.4
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.44.6
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.