Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dennis Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 502nd highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Dennis Road (DT4 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dennis Road (DT4 0NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Franklin Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmadale Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dennis Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3154 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Roundham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park View Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmadale Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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