Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cale Way area has the 51st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Beacon , and the 597th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Cale Way (SP8 4FT) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cale Way (SP8 4FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftesbury Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodpecker Meadow (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cale Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Terrace

Data Sources

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