Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT3 3EN
How much crime is recorded in CT3 3EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aylesham & Elvington
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,290 (2024)
CT3 3ENCanterbury
How safe is CT3 3EN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT3 3EN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 3ENNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.29.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.