Total Crime Rate

260.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 260.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vicarage Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stour & Allen Vale , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (BH31 6DR) in the last 12 months was 260.2 per 1,000 residents and was 629.2% higher than the Stour & Allen Vale average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (BH31 6DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merryfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Manor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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