Total Crime Rate

159.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbotsbury Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 70th highest 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 Abbotsbury Road (DT4 0AE) in the last 12 months was 159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 157.1% higher than the Chickerell average (62.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsbury Road (DT4 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Holland Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doulton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corscombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Corscombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corscombe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Stavordale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Minton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Westwey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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