Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bincombe Rise area has the 20th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 433rd highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Bincombe Rise (DT3 6AR) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bincombe Rise (DT3 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bincombe Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knoll Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louviers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louviers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canberra Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geelong Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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