Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ben Nevis Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 372nd highest 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 Ben Nevis Road (DT4 0DB) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Rodwell & Wyke average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ben Nevis Road (DT4 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portmore Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ben Nevis Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portmore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashton Road —
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Data Sources

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