Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandwich Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandwich Road (CT15 4AA) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandwich Road (CT15 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Hill, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Waye (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandwich Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Hill
Apr 2026Other crime Coldred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Hill

Data Sources

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