Total Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 52.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ivy Cottages area has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ivy Cottages (CT15 7JQ) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivy Cottages (CT15 7JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Barfrestone Road. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ivy Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Pie Factory Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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