Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Compton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Sherborne Rural , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Road (BA21 5BU) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 169.5% higher than the Sherborne Rural average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 203.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Compton Road (BA21 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Compton Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sherborne Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Compton Road | Under investigation |
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