Total Crime Rate

360.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 360.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartlebury Terrace area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartlebury Terrace (DT4 8JP) in the last 12 months was 360.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 136.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartlebury Terrace (DT4 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Edmund Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartlebury Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edmund Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Apr 2026Robbery St Edmund Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order St Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Public order St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order Maiden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maiden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helen Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Robbery St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street β€”

Data Sources

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