Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 107th lowest 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 This (SP6 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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