Total Crime Rate

60.0 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 60.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Tinkers Cross area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 361st highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Tinkers Cross (SP6 1NH) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Tinkers Cross area

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Data Sources

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