Crime Rates at Durngate Street, Dorchester, DT1 1EU

Durngate Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Durngate Street (DT1 1EU) in the last 12 months was 306.8 per 1,000 residents and was 348.5% higher than the Dorchester East average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 130.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durngate Street (DT1 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salisbury Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.