Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • 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

Mount Skippet Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Crossways , and the 315th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Mount Skippet Way (DT2 8TP) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% higher than the Crossways average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Skippet Way (DT2 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Combe Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Empool Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Skippet Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Combe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moynton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greystones Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clouds Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Empool Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Combe Way —
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Data Sources

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