Crime Rate in Littlemoor & Preston, ward

Littlemoor & Preston has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 3641st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 319th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Littlemoor & Preston in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Littlemoor & Preston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 259 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -48.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 324 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Littlemoor & Preston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.