Crime Rate in Chalk Valleys, ward

Chalk Valleys has the 7th lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 698th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 76th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chalk Valleys in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chalk Valleys’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chalk Valleys ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 16 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Prince'S Lane (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.