Total Crime Rate

254.1 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 254.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chafeys Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chafeys Avenue (DT4 0EL) in the last 12 months was 254.1 per 1,000 residents and was 296.6% higher than the Chickerell average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 161.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1907.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chafeys Avenue (DT4 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near The Rise. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chafeys Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Arlington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Rise —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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