Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sunnyfields area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 438th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnyfields (DT3 6ND) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnyfields (DT3 6ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winslow Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Granary Close (1 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 | Public order | Sutton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winslow Road | — |
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