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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CT3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CT3 recorded 70 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.07 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 38.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring33.07 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment70 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 38.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

70
trending_down -32.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

33.07per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

859

Within CT3 district

Dover

33,812

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Greyhound Gardens Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 1
4
Queens Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Gobery Hill Map
total: 2 Other theft: 1 Possession of weapons: 1
2
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Other theft: 1
2
Larch Close Map
total: 2 Other theft: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2
Newman Road Map
total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Possession of weapons: 1
2
Milner Crescent Map
total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Other theft: 1
2
Church View Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Mexborough Square Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
70 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
32
45.7%
Other Theft
9
12.9%
Anti-social Behaviour
8
11.4%
Shoplifting
6
8.6%
Other Crime
4
5.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
4
5.7%
Vehicle Crime
3
4.3%
Weapons Possession
2
2.9%
Drug Offences
1
1.4%
Public Order
1
1.4%

Crime Analysis: CT3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CT3 (45.7%). Other Theft (12.9%) and Anti-social Behaviour (11.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CT3 has fallen sharply — by 38.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CT3 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -32.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -38.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -3.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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