Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunt Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 571st 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 Hunt Road (DT11 7LY) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Blandford average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunt Road (DT11 7LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobham Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newman Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hunt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castleman Smith Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castleman Smith Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleman Smith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Close —
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Data Sources

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