Total Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Batterley Drove area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 615th lowest 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 Batterley Drove (BH21 5QX) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Cranborne & Alderholt average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Batterley Drove (BH21 5QX), the main crime hotspot is near Hare Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.
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