Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Violet Farm Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Corfe Mullen , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Farm Close (BH21 3DR) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 154.6% higher than the Corfe Mullen average (32.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Farm Close (BH21 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Violet Farm Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Violet Farm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Badbury View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Violet Farm Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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