Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pit Head Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 181st highest 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 Pit Head Drive (CT3 3FT) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pit Head Drive (CT3 3FT), 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.

Crime Over Time in Pit Head Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winder Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newman Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Avenue North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Attlee Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Rhondda Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Milner Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milner Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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