Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 75.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tennyson Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Tennyson Road (DT4 0DL) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% higher than the Rodwell & Wyke average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (DT4 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Bradford Road. Police recorded 19 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 Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pretoria Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baycliffe Road —
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 Barclay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barclay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barclay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barclay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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