Total Crime Rate
125.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillcrest Road area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 126th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Road (DT4 9JP) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 136.0% higher than the Rodwell & Wyke average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillcrest Road (DT4 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleves Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doncaster Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rodwell & Wyke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Doncaster Road | Offender given a caution |
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