Total Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Hambledon Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 217th lowest 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 Hambledon Gardens (DT11 7SE) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Blandford average (59.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Hambledon Gardens (DT11 7SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfields, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hambledon Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Martin Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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