Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Field Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stour & Allen Vale , and the 451st highest 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 Field Place (BH31 7PR) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Place (BH31 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Eastworth Road. Police recorded 15 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 Field Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westworth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holm Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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