Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennington Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in West Moors & Three Legged Cross , and the 618th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Pennington Close (BH22 0JU) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennington Close (BH22 0JU), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pennington Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennington Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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