Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT3 3EA
How much crime is recorded in CT3 3EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aylesham & Elvington
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,113 (2024)
CT3 3EACanterbury
How safe is CT3 3EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT3 3EA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CT3 3EANational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Shoplifting15.78.4
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.