Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Way area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Henley , and the 330th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Way (CV2 2JA) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Henley average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Way (CV2 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Wareham Green. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shillingstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarrant Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shillingstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blandford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blandford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Gardens

Data Sources

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