Total Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Percy Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Percy Gardens (DT11 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Blandford average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Gardens (DT11 7QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windmill Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Percy Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fisher'S Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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