Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bingham Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stour & Allen Vale , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bingham Road (BH31 6TX) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 229.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bingham Road (BH31 6TX), the main crime hotspot is near Bingham Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verwood Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claylake Drive —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Claylake Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bingham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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