Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wyke Oliver Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 571st lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Wyke Oliver Close (DT3 6DR) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyke Oliver Close (DT3 6DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Drive, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A353 (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Littlemoor & Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enkworth Road | Under investigation |
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