Total Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorchester Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (BA20 2RH) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (BA20 2RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A30, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A30 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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