Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sunnyside Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Sunnyside Road (DT4 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 100.1% higher than the Rodwell & Wyke average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnyside Road (DT4 9BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairview Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunnyside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kayes Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Knap Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ryland'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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