Total Crime Rate
5.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Springfield Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Road (DT3 5RN) in the last 12 months was 5.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Springfield Road (DT3 5RN), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridlebank Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merlin Avenue North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jesty'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackberry Lane | — |
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