Total Crime Rate

211.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High East Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 46th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High East Street (DT1 1HH) in the last 12 months was 211.7 per 1,000 residents and was 209.4% higher than the Dorchester East average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High East Street (DT1 1HH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High East Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frome Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime High West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour All Saints' Road —
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Data Sources

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