Total Crime Rate

193.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 193.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cornwallis Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 37th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwallis Avenue (CT3 3HF) in the last 12 months was 193.8 per 1,000 residents and was 200.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwallis Avenue (CT3 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church View (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cornwallis Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greyhound Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milner Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Avenue North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milner Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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