Crap Towns / Dover / Crime

How much crime is there in Dover?

The police recorded 129 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Dover from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 62.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 122, down from 136 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	136	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	130	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	122	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	62.3	34.1
Shoplifting	14.6	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	14.3	7.0
Other theft	8.5	5.4
Public order	7.3	6.6
Drugs	5.7	2.4
Other crime	4.4	2.0
Vehicle crime	4.3	3.8
Burglary	3.0	3.1
Possession of weapons	2.1	0.8
Robbery	1.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Canterbury	22.9 km	140
Dover	–	129
Ramsgate	24.6 km	119
Folkestone	12.8 km	103
Whitfield	3.3 km	73.5
Broadstairs	27.6 km	66.9
Deal	11.4 km	61.2
Aylesham	13.2 km	59.7
Hythe	17.3 km	48.4
Hawkinge	10.0 km	43.1
Herne	27.9 km	39.0
The typical town	–	76.2