Crime Rates at Fordington Dairy, Dorchester, DT1 1FD

Fordington Dairy area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 629th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

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 Fordington Dairy (DT1 1FD) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Dorchester East average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordington Dairy (DT1 1FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Britain, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilson Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.