Total Crime Rate

420.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 420.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.1 10/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Riverside Place area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Place (SP6 1RR) in the last 12 months was 420.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1148.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 208.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Place (SP6 1RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Place area

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

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