Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mill Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (DT1 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (DT1 1LJ), 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 Mill Street area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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