Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bincombe 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.
View Crime In Littlemoor & Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canberra Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canberra Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knoll Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Louviers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Louviers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canberra Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canberra Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canberra Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Canberra Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canberra Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canberra Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canberra Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darwin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geelong Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Close | Under investigation |
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