Total Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakhurst Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in West Moors & Three Legged Cross , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakhurst Road (BH22 0DS) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the West Moors & Three Legged Cross average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakhurst Road (BH22 0DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardy Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakhurst Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardy Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Firs Glen Road | Under investigation |
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