Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blandford Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Beacon , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blandford Road (DT11 8HX) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Beacon average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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