Crime Rate in Rodwell & Wyke, ward

Rodwell & Wyke has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 2882nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 394th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rodwell & Wyke in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rodwell & Wyke’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 350 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 402 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rodwell & Wyke ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Douglas Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.