Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Littlefield Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 572nd 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 Littlefield Lane (SP5 5NP) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Cranborne & Alderholt average (32.8 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Littlefield Lane (SP5 5NP), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Close. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cranborne Chase| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Town Farm Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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