Crime Rates at Parsonage Close, Fordingbridge, SP6 1JS

Parsonage Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 1,286 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 Parsonage Close (SP6 1JS) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 156.3% higher than the Cranborne & Alderholt average (30.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parsonage Close (SP6 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picket Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.