Crime Rate in Dorchester East, ward

Dorchester East has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 3496th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 272nd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dorchester East in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dorchester East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 108.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 256 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dorchester East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Salisbury Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.