Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Potterne Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stour & Allen Vale , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potterne Way (BH21 6RS) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 100.9% higher than the Stour & Allen Vale average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potterne Way (BH21 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near Bingham Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potterne Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Monmouth Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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