Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 39.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 565th 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 Kings Road (DT3 5ES) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Chickerell average (62.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (DT3 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rocky Knap, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleridge Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hetherly Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rocky Knap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rocky Knap Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hetherly Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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