Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vale View Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 79th 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 Vale View Road (CT3 3DB) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vale View Road (CT3 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Attlee Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cripps Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Milner Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Attlee Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Newman Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rhondda Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milner Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winder Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Avenue North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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