Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buddleia Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 505th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Buddleia Close (DT3 6SG) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buddleia Close (DT3 6SG), the main crime hotspot is near Sedge Place. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Littlemoor & Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holzwickede Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clivia Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnolia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedge Place | — |
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