Crime Rates at Primrose Gardens, Aylesham, Canterbury, CT3 3GR

Primrose Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Gardens (CT3 3GR) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Gardens (CT3 3GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windermere Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.