Total Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lyndhurst Road 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 Lyndhurst Road (DT4 7QR) 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 areaβs 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 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 Lyndhurst Road (DT4 7QR), 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.
View Crime In Melcombe Regis| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carlton Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glendinning Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glendinning Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glendinning Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glendinning Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Glendinning Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Close | β |
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