Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Norfolk Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 305th 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 Norfolk Road (DT4 0PP) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Road (DT4 0PP), the main crime hotspot is near Hereford Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wiltshire Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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