Total Crime Rate
69.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walker Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 291st highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walker Crescent (DT4 9AU) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Rodwell & Wyke average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walker Crescent (DT4 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dowman Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rodwell & Wyke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Passage Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downclose | — |
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