Crime Rate in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell, ward

Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Dover district and the 3389th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 624th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Dover district average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 272 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 107.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 313 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 109 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Church View (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.