Total Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Olivers Mead area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Beacon , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Olivers Mead (DT11 8HT) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Beacon average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Olivers Mead (DT11 8HT), the main crime hotspot is near Millbrook Court. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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