Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pollys Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Crossways , and the 613th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pollys Close (DT2 8FH) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Crossways average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pollys Close (DT2 8FH), the main crime hotspot is near Heathland Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pollys Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Combe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yalbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Combe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Combe Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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