Total Crime Rate

171.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Parish Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Parish Lane (DT4 0HY) in the last 12 months was 171.4 per 1,000 residents and was 167.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Parish Lane (DT4 0HY), the main crime hotspot is near Franklin Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Parish Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kellaway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Franklin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Old Parish Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park View Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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