Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Wyke Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rodwell & Wyke , and the 369th 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 Wyke Square (DT4 9XP) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyke Square (DT4 9XP), the main crime hotspot is near Chesil View. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wyke Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs All Saints' Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlaine Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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