Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Louviers Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 211th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Louviers Road (DT3 6AY) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Littlemoor & Preston average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 366.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Louviers Road (DT3 6AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Geelong Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayard Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Littlemoor & Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnolia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlemaine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlemaine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gladstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clivia Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Close | Under investigation |
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