Total Crime Rate
139.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nursery Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 66th highest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Lane (CT16 3ES) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 134.2% higher than the Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 766.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nursery Lane (CT16 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rye Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oats Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rye Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maize Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bewsbury Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bewsbury Crescent | — |
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