Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 55.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 25.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Station Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Beacon , and the 372nd highest 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 Station Road (DT10 1BD) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher than the Beacon average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (DT10 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Stourcastle. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stourcastle —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Stourcastle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stourcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stourcastle —
Apr 2026Other crime Stourcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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