Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Beacon , and the 404th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Close (DT10 1JG) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher than the Beacon average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Close (DT10 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Stourcastle. Police recorded 24 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 Elm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bull Ground Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourcastle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coles Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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