Total Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 642nd 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 High Street (DT4 9NT) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (DT4 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleet View (10 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 | Vehicle crime | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
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