Total Crime Rate

283.9 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 283.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wedgwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Wedgwood Road (DT4 0GB) in the last 12 months was 283.9 per 1,000 residents and was 343.1% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedgwood Road (DT4 0GB), the main crime hotspot is near Holland Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wedgwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longcroft Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kellaway Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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