Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Lichfield Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 631st lowest 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 Lichfield Road (DT4 0HE) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Chickerell average (62.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (DT4 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Davis Crescent, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chickerell Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chickerell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Field Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road
Apr 2026Public order Lynch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chickerell Road
Apr 2026Drugs Chickerell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chickerell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Crescent

Data Sources

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