Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Maiden Castle Farm Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Crossways , and the 369th highest 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 Maiden Castle Farm Cottages (DT2 9PR) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% higher than the Crossways average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% 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 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claudius Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maiden Castle Farm Cottages area

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Data Sources

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