Total Crime Rate

145.2 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 145.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Franklin Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 90th 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 Franklin Road (DT4 0JW) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 126.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Road (DT4 0JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wessex Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Franklin Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Franklin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wessex Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wessex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longcroft Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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