Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 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 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 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
  • Public order 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

Freemantle Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 253rd 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 Freemantle Road (DT4 9EA) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher than the Chickerell average (62.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freemantle Road (DT4 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near Fraser Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freemantle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Overlands Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fraser Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
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Data Sources

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