Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 34.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Littlemoor & Preston , and the 638th 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 Princes Drive (DT4 7UH) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Littlemoor & Preston average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Drive (DT4 7UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carlton Road North, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleridge Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Coleridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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