Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Other crime 39.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Myrtle Cottage area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Beacon , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Cottage (SP7 0AQ) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 291.1% higher than the Beacon average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 15.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 115.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Cottage (SP7 0AQ), the main crime hotspot is near St Annes Close. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Cottage area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Annes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Annes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Annes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Annes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Annes Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order St Annes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Annes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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