Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Camedown Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Camedown Close (DT3 5RB) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% higher than the Littlemoor & Preston average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camedown Close (DT3 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reedling Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadwey Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camedown Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadwey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadwey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upwey —
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Data Sources

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