Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Cornwall Close area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 461st highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwall Close (DT4 0QA) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Close (DT4 0QA), 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 Cornwall Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Kitchener Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shirecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Melbourne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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