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Crime · Dover
Reported crime in Dover
5,497 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 172 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
5,497
Rate / 1,000
172
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,058 | 37% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,094 | 20% |
| Shoplifting | 556 | 10% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 498 | 9% |
| Other theft | 298 | 5% |
| Public order | 220 | 4% |
| Drugs | 197 | 4% |
| Vehicle crime | 166 | 3% |
| Other crime | 159 | 3% |
| Burglary | 83 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 67 | 1% |
| Robbery | 49 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 26 | 0% |
| Theft from the person | 26 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 247 | 166 | 159 | 165 | 181 | 194 | 161 | 157 | 167 | 129 | 157 | 175 | 2058 |
| Anti social behaviour | 129 | 118 | 84 | 80 | 77 | 90 | 64 | 71 | 98 | 82 | 105 | 96 | 1094 |
| Shoplifting | 28 | 52 | 53 | 40 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 42 | 39 | 46 | 64 | 57 | 556 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 | 32 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 498 |
| Other theft | 33 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 298 |
| Public order | 29 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 220 |
| Drugs | 11 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 197 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 166 |
| Other crime | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 159 |
| Burglary | 11 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 83 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 67 |
| Robbery | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 49 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Theft from the person | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | |
| Total | 568 | 497 | 446 | 464 | 456 | 461 | 396 | 412 | 449 | 412 | 479 | 457 | 5497 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Dover, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 31,967.