Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Gurkha Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 512th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gurkha Road (DT11 7FL) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Blandford average (52.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gurkha Road (DT11 7FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gurkha Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lady Baden Powell Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gurkha Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleman Smith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurkha Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherbury Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lady Baden Powell Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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