Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.0 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 130.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Somerleigh Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 101st 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 Somerleigh Road (DT1 1AE) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 105.7% higher than the Dorchester East average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerleigh Road (DT1 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High West Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Somerleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B3147 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dray Horse Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dorchester West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copper Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorchester West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colliton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester West —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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