Total Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 18.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Comet Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Chickerell , and the 334th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Comet Close (DT4 9ER) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Comet Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road
Apr 2026Drugs Overlands Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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