Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ricketts Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 79th 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 Ricketts Close (DT4 7UR) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ricketts Close (DT4 7UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunswick Terrace, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lennox Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ricketts Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lennox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melcombe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ricketts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Street —
Apr 2026Public order College Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
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Data Sources

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