Total Crime Rate
27.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nursery Cottages area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 486th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Cottages (SP6 2AL) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nursery Cottages (SP6 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near Hale Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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