Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT17 0ND
How much crime is recorded in CT17 0ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kearsney, River & Whitfield
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,598 (2024)
CT17 0NDDover
How safe is CT17 0ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT17 0ND area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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).
CT17 0NDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft1.64.5
Burglary1.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.31.5
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.