Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 134th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Somerset Road (DT4 0PX) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (DT4 0PX), the main crime hotspot is near Wiltshire Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shirecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kitchener Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Melbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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