Preston & Lodmoor
Middle areaSouth Dorset. 8,653 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Preston & Lodmoor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Preston & Lodmoor
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Preston & Lodmoor at a rate of 53.6 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 | 168 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 131 |
| Other crime | 67 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Preston & Lodmoor compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Preston & Lodmoor safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Preston & Lodmoor at a rate of 53.6 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, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Preston & Lodmoor.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (168), anti-social behaviour (131) and other crime (67).
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 Preston & Lodmoor alone. See Dorset
Preston & Lodmoor in brief
The median price paid for a home in Preston & Lodmoor was £370,000 in 2025.
Preston & Lodmoor had 8,848 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Preston & Lodmoor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Preston & Lodmoor, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.