Total Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 117.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Coombe Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Coombe Avenue (DT4 7TR) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% higher than the Littlemoor & Preston average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coombe Avenue (DT4 7TR), the main crime hotspot is near Fernhill Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coombe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodmoor Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celandine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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