Crime Rates at Highbank Gardens, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BF

Highbank Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 256th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbank Gardens (SP6 1BF) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 118.3% higher than the Cranborne & Alderholt average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbank Gardens (SP6 1BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Round Hill (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.