Total Crime Rate

198.4 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 198.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wentworth Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wentworth Close (DT3 6RF) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 216.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentworth Close (DT3 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Canberra Crescent. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wentworth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canberra Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clivia Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlemaine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlemaine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canberra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canberra Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canberra Crescent —
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Data Sources

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