Crime Rate in Sherborne West, ward

Sherborne West has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 2190th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 308th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sherborne West in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sherborne West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sherborne West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cheap Street, with 54 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Finger Lane (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.