Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 34.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kitchener Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 641st highest 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 Kitchener Road (DT4 0LN) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitchener Road (DT4 0LN), the main crime hotspot is near Wiltshire Avenue. Police recorded 31 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 Kitchener Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wiltshire Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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