Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 72.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pound Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Beacon , and the 262nd 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 Pound Close (DT10 2PW) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Beacon average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Close (DT10 2PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cutting, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pond Walk (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pound Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Cutting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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