Total Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burges Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Beacon , and the 246th lowest 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 Burges Close (DT10 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 16.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Beacon average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burges Close (DT10 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Musbury Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beacon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burges Close | Under investigation |
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