Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Willow Walk area has the 24th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 207th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Walk (DT3 4GE) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% higher than the Chickerell average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Walk (DT3 4GE), the main crime hotspot is near Northover Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farwell Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Trenchard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grebe Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckley Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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