Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 129.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • 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
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

Mercery Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Mercery Road (DT3 5FA) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% higher than the Chickerell average (62.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercery Road (DT3 5FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Appletree Close, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rocky Knap (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mercery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rocky Knap Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Appletree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Appletree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenway Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Rocky Knap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hetherly Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hetherly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Appletree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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