Total Crime Rate

309.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 309.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southover Close area has the highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Beacon , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southover Close (DT11 9PY) in the last 12 months was 309.0 per 1,000 residents and was 642.7% higher than the Beacon average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southover Close (DT11 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southover Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pigeon Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bournemouth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pigeon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pigeon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A350 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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