Crime Rates at Buttermere Gardens, Aylesham, Canterbury, CT3 3LT

Buttermere Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 131st 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 Buttermere Gardens (CT3 3LT) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermere Gardens (CT3 3LT), 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.