Crime Rates at Ash Close, Alderholt, Fordingbridge, SP6 3AQ

Ash Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 489th 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 Ash Close (SP6 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Close (SP6 3AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coppers Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.