Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Cobham 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 Cobham Road (DT11 7YD) 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 Cobham Road (DT11 7YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gurkha Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lady Baden Powell Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cobham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurkha Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Farm Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherbury Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lady Baden Powell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleman Smith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alner Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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