Total Crime Rate
71.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coleridge Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell , and the 141st highest 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 Coleridge Gardens (CT3 3NA) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coleridge Gardens (CT3 3NA), the main crime hotspot is near Church View. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grasmere Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckle Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mexborough Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windermere Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grasmere Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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