Total Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaffinch Chase area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Beacon , and the 286th 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 Chaffinch Chase (SP8 4GT) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower than the Beacon average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaffinch Chase (SP8 4GT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftesbury Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodden View (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chaffinch Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lodden View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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