Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley
Middle areaEast Dorset. 6,476 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 111 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley at a rate of 27.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Other crime | 28 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Drug offences | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley at a rate of 27.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (47), anti-social behaviour (35) and criminal damage and arson (33).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dorset
These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley alone. See Dorset
Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley was £426,000 in 2025.
Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley had 6,448 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.