Crime Rates at Blackwater Close, Alderholt, Fordingbridge, SP6 3AL

Blackwater Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 459th 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 Blackwater Close (SP6 3AL) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Cranborne & Alderholt average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Blackwater Close (SP6 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Apple Tree Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.