Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kings Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 501st lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Kings Road (DT1 1NH) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (DT1 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Britain, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pound Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Britain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robins Garth —
Sep 2025Other crime Durnover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durnover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Britain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alfred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Britain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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