Total Crime Rate

103.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 103.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 33.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Queensland 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.

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Crime Over Time in Queensland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Old Parish Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Terrace
Apr 2026Burglary Bryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Parish Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Parish Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Parish Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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