Total Crime Rate
53.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maiden Castle Farm Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Crossways , and the 389th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Maiden Castle Farm Cottages (DT2 9PR) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maiden Castle Farm Cottages (DT2 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martyr Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goulds Hill Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Winterborne & Broadmayne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutchins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Martyr Close | Under investigation |
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