Total Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hill Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Road (DT11 7XS) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Blandford average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill Road (DT11 7XS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lady Baden Powell Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gurkha Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherbury Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleman Smith Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lady Baden Powell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gurkha Road | Under investigation |
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