Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Regency Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 633rd 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 Regency Drive (DT3 5PG) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Regency Drive (DT3 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadwey Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Came Down Close (10 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jesty'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merlin Avenue North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridlebank Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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