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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DT4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DT4 recorded 373 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.01 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring80.33 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment373 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 1.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

373
trending_up +0.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

80.33per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,461

Within DT4 district

Dorset

53,233

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4
15
Parking Area Map
total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 1
13
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
12
The Rise Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2
11
Great George Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Shoplifting: 3
10
Fernhill Avenue Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 2
10
Granby Close Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3
10
New Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Wessex Road Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Westham Road Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Public order: 1
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
373 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
141
37.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
109
29.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
32
8.6%
Shoplifting
26
7.0%
Public Order
23
6.2%
Other Theft
13
3.5%
Drug Offences
7
1.9%
Robbery
6
1.6%
Burglary
5
1.3%
Weapons Possession
4
1.1%
Vehicle Crime
4
1.1%
Theft from Person
2
0.5%
Other Crime
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: DT4

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DT4 (37.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (29.2%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DT4 has fallen slightly — by 1.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DT4 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +0.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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