Total Crime Rate

90.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 90.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langley Garden area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Langley Garden (SP6 1QL) in the last 12 months was 90.8 per 1,000 residents and was 177.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Garden (SP6 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Langley Garden. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Langley Garden area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Player Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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