Total Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashton Lodge Cottages area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cranborne Chase , and the 488th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashton Lodge Cottages (BH21 4JD) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 127.3% higher than the Cranborne Chase average (20.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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