Total Crime Rate
165.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fernhill Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 69th 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 Fernhill Avenue (DT4 7AD) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 163.5% higher than the Littlemoor & Preston average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernhill Avenue (DT4 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernhill Avenue, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Littlemoor & Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlton Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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