Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 28.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carlton Road North area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 508th lowest 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 Carlton Road North (DT4 7PZ) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (385.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Road North (DT4 7PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glendinning Avenue, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cassiobury Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carlton Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brownlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Glendinning Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendinning Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendinning Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendinning Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendinning Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Penny Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ranelagh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road South β€”
Sep 2025Public order Brownlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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