Total Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beech Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Road (DT3 5NP) in the last 12 months was 7.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Road (DT3 5NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weyview Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Upwey & Broadwey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merlin Avenue North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jesty'S Avenue | Under investigation |
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