Total Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Plover Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 344th 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 Plover Drive (DT3 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plover Drive (DT3 4LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northover Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Facey Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plover Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chickerell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grebe Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chickerell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trenchard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elziver Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teal Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckley Gardens —
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Data Sources

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