Total Crime Rate

280.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 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 280.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 26th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DT1 1LD) in the last 12 months was 280.2 per 1,000 residents and was 343.0% higher than the Dorchester East average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DT1 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Britain, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durnover Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durnover Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Durnover Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Church Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B3143 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Fordington Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Fordington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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