Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

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 71.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Grosvenor Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 275th 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 Grosvenor Road (DT4 7QL) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (385.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grosvenor Road (DT4 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernhill Avenue, where police recorded 47 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 Grosvenor Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendinning Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendinning Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendinning Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendinning Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary College Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Glendinning Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road β€”

Data Sources

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