Total Crime Rate
103.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queensland Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queensland Road (DT4 0LS) in the last 12 months was 103.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% higher than the Chickerell average (62.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensland Road (DT4 0LS), the main crime hotspot is near Franklin Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Westham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Parish Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emmadale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wessex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sussex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bryn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emmadale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emmadale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emmadale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Parish Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wessex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wessex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Parish Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Parish Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emmadale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emmadale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wessex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wessex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wessex Road | Under investigation |
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