Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Emmadale Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emmadale Close (DT4 0NU) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emmadale Close (DT4 0NU), 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 Emmadale Close area

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

Data Sources

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