Total Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.2 1/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwallis Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 365 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 Cornwallis Avenue (CT3 3HH) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell average (59.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwallis Avenue (CT3 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heritage Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwallis Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Grasmere Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heritage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burgess Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road
Sep 2025Other theft Grasmere Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mexborough Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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