Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 99.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kirtleton Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 173rd 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 Kirtleton Avenue (DT4 7FG) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirtleton Avenue (DT4 7FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernhill Avenue, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penny Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirtleton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melcombe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carlton Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Lennox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glendinning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranelagh Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Westbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodmoor Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ricketts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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