Total Crime Rate

143.4 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chapel Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Gardens (DT11 7UY) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 139.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Gardens (DT11 7UY), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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