Total Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 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 33.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitsbury Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 628th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitsbury Road (SP6 1LA) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitsbury Road (SP6 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Bartons, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Bartons (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whitsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Mayfly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penny'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Player Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Bartons Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Bartons —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picket Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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