Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Cottages area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Little Stour & Ashstone , and the 53rd 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 Church Cottages (CT3 1LN) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Little Stour & Ashstone average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Cottages (CT3 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Bates Close. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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