Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Oakley Place area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Oakley Place (DT4 8LN) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Place (DT4 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near St Edmund Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakley Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edmund Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High West Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery St Edmund Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helen Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maiden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower St Edmund Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower St Alban Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Custom House Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rodwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maiden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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