Total Crime Rate

372.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 372.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.0 8/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newstead Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 17th 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 Newstead Road (DT4 0AX) in the last 12 months was 372.4 per 1,000 residents and was 481.2% higher than the Chickerell average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 129.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newstead Road (DT4 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kellaway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portmore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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