Total Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.4 1/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Cottages area has the lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Cottages (CT15 5BP) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Cottages (CT15 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strakers Hill, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homestead Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (0/0)
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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