Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Markham Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 330th 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 Markham Avenue (DT4 0QL) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markham Avenue (DT4 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Bradford Road. Police recorded 19 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 Markham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markham Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Bryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baycliffe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Terrace —
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Data Sources

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