Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Castlemaine 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 Castlemaine Road (DT3 6RQ) 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 Castlemaine Road (DT3 6RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wentworth 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.

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Crime Over Time in Castlemaine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clivia Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Close Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close —
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Data Sources

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