Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bedford Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 193rd 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 Bedford Road (DT4 0PY) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (DT4 0PY), 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 Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Melbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shirecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour B3158 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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