Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Culliford Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Culliford Way (DT3 6AN) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Culliford Way (DT3 6AN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Culliford Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlemaine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlemaine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canberra Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canberra Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canberra Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pemberton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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