Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Southcroft Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Chickerell , and the 635th lowest 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 Southcroft Road (DT4 9EB) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Chickerell average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southcroft Road (DT4 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Fraser Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fraser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fraser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Concorde Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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