Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandpiper Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 356th lowest 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 Sandpiper Way (DT4 9DP) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandpiper Way (DT4 9DP), 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 | Dover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Passage Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downclose | — |
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