Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 95.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chickerell Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 118th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Chickerell Road (DT4 0BU) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% higher than the Rodwell & Wyke average (50.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chickerell Road (DT4 0BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Emmadale Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradford Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chickerell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markham Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Bryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pretoria Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baycliffe Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Terrace β€”

Data Sources

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