Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 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
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbotsbury Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 567th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Abbotsbury Road (DT4 0LZ) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsbury Road (DT4 0LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Roundhayes Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotsbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Melbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wessex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundhayes Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundhayes Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundhayes Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roundhayes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundhayes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shirecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wessex Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Roundham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kitchener Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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