Total Crime Rate

45.4 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 45.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Park Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 493rd 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 Park Road (DT11 7BX) in the last 12 months was 45.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Blandford average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (DT11 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheep Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Yard Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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