Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 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

Links Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 171st 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 Links Road (DT4 0PE) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Road (DT4 0PE), 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 Links Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmadale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wessex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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