Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dover Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 384th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Dover Road (DT4 9DD) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (DT4 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dowman Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dowman Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dundee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingfisher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doncaster Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dundee Road —
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Data Sources

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