Total Crime Rate

182.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 182.4 9/10
  • Burglary 37.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Blandford Heights area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blandford Heights (DT11 7UG) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 204.5% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blandford Heights (DT11 7UG), the main crime hotspot is near Castleman Smith Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blandford Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castleman Smith Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleman Smith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castleman Smith Close —
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Data Sources

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