Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Picket Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 271st highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Picket Close (SP6 1JY) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 111.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picket Close (SP6 1JY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Picket Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Bartons Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picket Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picket Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Sep 2025Public order The Bartons Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Bartons Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Bartons —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Round Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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