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Crime and justice in Dover

District

The east of the South East. 121,055 people in 315 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Dover, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Dover’s 69 neighbourhoods range from 3 to 83.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,056
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Dover among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Dover is 1,056.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,074
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Dover among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Dover is 2,074.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
247
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Dover among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Dover is 247.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,025
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Dover among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Dover is 1,025.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
322
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Dover among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Dover is 322.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,490
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Dover among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Dover is 1,490.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
86.8 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dover at a rate of 86.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against South East
7% higher81.3 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Dover among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Dover is 86.8 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
75
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Dover among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Dover is 75.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
857
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Dover among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Dover is 857.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
28
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Dover among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Dover is 28.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
379
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Dover among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Dover is 379.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
4,009
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Dover among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Dover is 4,009.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Dover. The map shows each one.

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