Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitsbury Road 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 Whitsbury Road (SP6 1NQ) 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) .
In the area around Whitsbury Road (SP6 1NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Puddleslosh Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Augustus Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cranborne & Alderholt| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puddleslosh Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Meade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fryern Court Road | Under investigation |
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