Crime Rates at Athelstan Road, Dorchester, DT1 1NR

Athelstan Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dorchester East , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athelstan Road (DT1 1NR) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athelstan Road (DT1 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Britain, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilson Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.