Total Crime Rate

163.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 163.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sutton Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutton Park (DT3 6DA) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 159.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Park (DT3 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Holcombe Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishers Bridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winslow Road —
Sep 2025Public order Holcombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holcombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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