Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 355th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Kings Road (DT1 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -92.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (DT1 1NQ), 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Britain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alfred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Britain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Britain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durnover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Durnover Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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